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Hillsboro, Ohio (U.S.)

Highland County

image by Alten Keeton, 23 January 2025
Source: https://fiav.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11-24-Purcell.pdf

Description of the flag
The logo

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Description of the flag

Hillsboro is a city in and county seat of Highland County and had a population of 6,481 as of the 2020 census.

The city of Hillsboro is confirmed to have a flag as shown in their code of ordinances section 10.18:
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hillsboro_oh/latest/hillsboro_oh/0-0-0-168

(A) There is hereby adopted by the City Council an official flag as hereafter described, which may be used in public places and on public occasions, without limitation, as the symbol representing the city. The design may be used without payment of any royalty or license fee.
(B) The design for the city flag shall be as follows, with parts thereof as hereafter described:
(1) The buckeye in the center of the circle represents the City of Hillsboro and the State of Ohio, the “Buckeye State.”
(2) The red wagon wheel effect in the circle represents the many roads leading into the city.
(3) The seven white triangles around the circle represent the seven hills upon which the city is built.
(4) In 1807, Hillsboro, named in honor of Lord Hillsborough, was founded by David Haynes and named the county seat of Highland County.
(5) The intermingling of red and white on the flag represents the weaving of the city’s past heritage with the present and future of the city.

Ethan Dubrow, 9 December 2024

The red circle is a representation of the buckeye. The red spokes represent the roads leading to the city as the county seat. The white triangles are for the seven hills of the city. Meanwhile, red and white symbolize the past and future interweaving. 1887 is the city’s incorporation year. The swallowtail mirrors the state flag’s design. Leland Pennington designed the flag in 1982.
Daniel Rentería, 23 January 2025

The logo

image located by Ethan Dubrow, 9 December 2024

Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hillsboro_oh/latest/hillsboro_oh/0-0-0-168
Ethan Dubrow, 9 December 2024