Guide to Hilltop Minnesota

Hilltop (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
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1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

1,015

817

749

766

790

2.27

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.10

0.13

-0.00

-3.58

Density (persons per sq. mile)

10,150.00

6,284.62

5,761.54

6,111.28

349.75

6.07

Housing Units

483

469

431

426

-5

-1.16

Households

453

410

400

406

-10

-2.44

Persons Per Household

1.80

1.83

1.89

1.91

0.06

3.46

Hilltop is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 65 (Central Avenue) serves as a main arterial route in the city. Hilltop is entirely surrounded on all borders by the city of Columbia Heights. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 948 ft (289 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 766 people, 400 households, and 165 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,111.3 people per square mile (2,275.0/km²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 3,398.7/sq mi (1,265.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.64% White, 6.66% African American, 3.00% Native American, 3.39% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.35% of the population.

There were 400 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.8% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 51.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,528, and the median income for a family was $32,875. Males had a median income of $28,295 versus $25,652 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,576. About 17.7% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. For those 85 and older (4.29%), they accounted for an average of income $6,693 and were 96.4% Caucasian, 1.5% African American, .4% Hispanic and .3% Indian.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, a suburb of Minneapolis in the south edge of the former Fridley Township, was platted and named by the late Thomas Lowry of that city and was incorporated in 1921. It began as a dairy farm owned by Al Davies, was a golf course in 1921, and then developed into a community of homes in 1947; it surrounds the present city of Hilltop.

HILLTOP, a city incorporated May 4, 1956, which is located within the center of the city of Columbia Heights.

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