Guide to Hilltop Minnesota

Hilltop (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

1,015

817

749

766

744

-22

-2.87

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.10

0.13

0.12

-0.01

-8.33

Density (persons per sq. mile)

10,150.00

6,284.62

5,761.54

6,111.28

6,200.00

+88.72

+1.45

Housing Units

483

469

431

426

414

-12

-2.82

Households

453

410

400

380

-20

-5.00

Persons Per Household

1.80

1.83

1.89

1.96

+0.07

+3.70

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 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 948 ft (289 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 744 people, 380 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,200.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,393.8/km2). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 3,450.0 per square mile (1,332.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 71.0% White, 11.3% African American, 1.6% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 6.9% from other races, and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.9% of the population.

There were 380 households of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.9% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 60.3% were non-families. 47.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.82.

The median age in the city was 42.7 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.2% male and 46.8% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The land where Hilltop exists was originally an unincorporated part of the former Fridley Township, a civil township next to the city of Fridley. The land had a dairy farm and later was the Oak Grove Riding Academy and Stables. The first trailer park, Trailer City, opened on the land in the 1940s; another park, Sunnyside, soon opened next door. Residents of two trailer parks became concerned that the township was planning to remove the mobile homes. In 1956, led by Trailer City Park owner Les Johnson, they approached neighboring Columbia Heights and requested to be annexed by the city. Columbia Heights turned down their request, so Johnson circulated a petition to have the residents vote on incorporation. The petition for incorporation passed smoothly, 137 to 34, and Hilltop was created. The city was named after a nearby drive-in cinema.

In 1991, city manager Karen Danz, who had stood in the position for 20 years, was arrested and convicted of embezzling over $200,000 from the city treasury. With an annual budget of only $250,000 at the time, the crisis nearly drove the city to bankruptcy and jeopardized its police protection agreement with Columbia Heights. The city was ultimately saved by insurance and a fidelity bond. In 1995, the city received more unwanted attention when the Star Tribune carried a headline that "Tiny Hilltop is Crime Capital" due to its 131 serious crimes in 1994, which worked out to one for every six residents.

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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Best Wash Laundromat 785 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-9189
Central Plaza Tobacco 825 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 276-9696
Dollar General 865 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (612) 263-6419
Flameburger 4800 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-3267
Happy Nails 765 45th Avenue Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-0904
Harbor Freight Tools 725 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-9390
Kimberly Nybo State Farm Insurance 4634 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-6111
Hilltop Mobile Home Community 4550 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763)
Lavanderia 4800 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-1500
Little Caesar's Pizza 4872 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763)
Peace Market 923 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 205-6655
Pro-Health Care 4710 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 746-8155
Public Storage 4560 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 284-5544
Starlite Motel 4720 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-8656 The Starlite Motel features 38 spacious and clean rooms for overnight lodging near Columbia Heights, MN. Our 2-story exterior design motel is located in 1 mile south of I-694 and just north of Minneapolis, with many restaurants nearby within walking distance. Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, the Starlite Motel has daily and extended stay rates to fit your needs.
Skywood Barbers 4712 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-3585
Tasty Pizza 875 45th Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-2722
Tri City Auto 4760 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 572-2277
Walgreens 4880 Central Avenue NE Hilltop, MN 55421 Phone: (763) 571-7195

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