THE HILLSBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Flint Hills setting.
Hillsboro city has 2.44 square miles of land in Marion County. Its Census reference point is in Flint Hills.
Rolling limestone and shale hills are divided by narrow valleys. The Flint Hills preserve extensive tallgrass-prairie landscapes, with rocky uplands contrasting with the smoother cropland regions nearby.
Regional context: Flint Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hillsboro and Marion County
Hillsboro is associated with Marion County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hillsboro by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Hillsboro, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Marion County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hillsboro city has 7.2% of the land area of nearby Risley township (34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

