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History · Hills and Dales

Hills and Dales dates to 1976

Most of Hills and Dales was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1980.

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How Hills and Dales began

When was Hills and Dales founded?

1976

Hills and Dales dates its founding to 1976 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 151 in 19802020 census: 14650 years
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What stands out about Hills and Dales’ past

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How Hills and Dales came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hills and Dales.

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Residents of the community of Hills and Dales filed to incorporate as a sixth-class city in September 1976 to avoid being annexed by the nearby community of Northfield.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Hills and Dales on the map, 1905 to 1912

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hills and Dales. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hills and Dales on the 1905 USGS mapHills and Dales on the 1912 USGS map1905Prospect sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hills and Dales.

People over time

Hills and Dales, census by census

0100198020002020Peak: 154

Between 142 and 154 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hills and Dales’ Wikipedia page.

Questions about Hills and Dales’ history

What year was Hills and Dales founded?

In 1976, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 151 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.