Hillsdale, Wyoming

Hillsdale
Location in Laramie County and the state of Wyoming.
Location in Laramie County and the state of Wyoming.
Hillsdale is located in the United States
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°12′46″N 104°28′39″W / 41.21278°N 104.47750°W / 41.21278; -104.47750
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyLaramie
Area
 • Total0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Land0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
5,640 ft (1,720 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total47
 • Density55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
82060
GNIS feature ID1589581[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 surveying a route of the Transcontinental Railroad.[5]

Hillsdale was platted as a townsite in April 2013.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Hillsdale, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Hillsdale CDP, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. 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.
  6. ^ https://maps.laramiecounty.com/Plats/HLS%2001.pdf [bare URL PDF]