Hillside is a

populated place Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

situated in

Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott, Arizona, Prescott. ...

, United States. The town was named because it sits on a hillside by Date Creek. A post office was established here on July 31, 1888. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

Transportation

Arizona State Route 96 connects Hillside with

Arizona State Route 97 State Route 97 (SR 97) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It runs from U.S. Route 93 (US 93) northwest of Congress northeast to SR 96 southeast of Bagdad. The road was built by the late 1930s and improved during the late 1940s. ...

and

Bagdad, Arizona Bagdad is a copper mining community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two remaining company towns in Arizona. The population was 1,876 at the 2010 ce ...

to the west. Yavapai County Route 15 heads east from Hillside to

Arizona State Route 89 State Route 89 (SR 89) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is part of the former route of U.S. Route 89 (US 89) throughout the state. Route description The southern terminus of SR 89 is located at an intersection ...

at Wilhoit. Yavapai County Route 62 heads south from Hillside to Arizona State Route 89 northeast of

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

. Hillside is on the

BNSF Railway BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...

's Phoenix Subdivision.

Hillside Elementary School District

Hillside Elementary School District consists of one K–8 school in Hillside, named Hillside Elementary. The district has one administrator and one secretary. The school is taught by one teacher with one teacher's aide. The enrollment is approximately 20 students in all grades. The school operates on a four-day schedule, Monday through Thursday and is in session 145 days per year. The school district is overseen by a three-member board, with one member serving as president. The average teacher salary is $48.582 as of 2020. After graduation, students continue their education at Prescott High School in the

Prescott Unified School District The Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district serving Prescott, Arizona. It operates four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The superintendent is Joe Howard. Service area In addition to almost all of ...

, which is required under state law to enroll students from surrounding rural primary school districts. The bus ride to Prescott can be around an hour. , the Yavapai County Education Service Agency performs much of the office work for the district, so the district hired only two people for part-time work and therefore had lower per-student administrative expenses.

References

{{Yavapai County, Arizona Populated places in Yavapai County, Arizona