Hillsdale, Wyoming

Hillsdale
Unincorporated community & census-designated place

Location in Laramie County and the state of Wyoming.
Hillsdale

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 41°12′46″N 104°28′39″W / 41.21278°N 104.47750°W / 41.21278; -104.47750Coordinates: 41°12′46″N 104°28′39″W / 41.21278°N 104.47750°W / 41.21278; -104.47750
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Laramie
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 5,640 ft (1,720 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 47
 • Density 55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 82060
GNIS feature ID 1589581[1]

Hillsdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 47.[2] It lies along local roads east of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County.[3] Its elevation is 5,640 feet (1,720 m) above sea level.[1] Although Hillsdale is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82060.[4] Public education in the community of Hillsdale is provided by Laramie County School District #2.

Hillsdale was named for Lathrop Hills, a Surveyor for the Union Pacific Railroad who was killed nearby along Lodgepole Creek on June 11, 1867 while leading a party of surveyors staking out the route of the Transcontinental Railroad.[5]

Notable people

Kenny Sailors, American college and professional basketball player active in the 1940s and early 1950s notable for popularizing the jump shot as an alternative to the two-handed, flat-footed set shot.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hillsdale, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Hillsdale CDP, Wyoming". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ↑ State of Wyoming Historical Marker located in Hillsdale, Wyoming.


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