Hillsdale | |
|---|---|
 Location in Laramie County and the state of Wyoming. | |
  Hillsdale Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′46″N104°28′39″W / 41.21278°N 104.47750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Laramie |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,640 ft (1,720 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 47 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 82060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1589581 [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]
