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Population (year 2000): 565. Estimated
population in July 2005: 595 (+5.3% change)
Males: 264 (46.7%), Females: 301 (53.3%)
Rock County
Zip code:
56138
Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $33,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,100 (year 2000)
Races in Hills:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: German (33.1%), Dutch (27.6%),
Norwegian (20.7%), Swedish (5.3%), Irish (3.9%), Danish (3.7%).
Elevation: 1480 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hills
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hills city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 6.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-6.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hills:
- LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LUVERNE,
MN)
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 24
miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hills:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 27 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 62 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 78 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hills:
- QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 13 miles; LUVERNE, MN;
ID: D19)
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 15 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA;
ID: RRQ)
- CANTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD; ID: 7G9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hills:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 64 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Public high school in Hills:
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SEC. (Students: 149;
Location: 205 E. 2ND ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Hills:
- HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 22;
Location: PO BOX 27; Grades: KG - 7)
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