THE HILLSBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands setting.
Hillsboro CDP has 2.13 square miles of land in Sierra County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hillsboro and Sierra County
Hillsboro is associated with Sierra 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 square miles of water within Hillsboro, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Sierra County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hillsboro CDP has 10.7 times the land area of nearby Kingston CDP (0.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

