South Hill, Washington

The community's name describes its location above the south side of the Puyallup River valley. This also contrasts with the nearby Edgewood and Milton areas, which are known informally as North Hill.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.1 square miles (46.8 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

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|Jan record high F = 66

|Feb record high F = 67

|Mar record high F = 79

|Apr record high F = 84

|May record high F = 92

|Jun record high F = 99

|Jul record high F = 102

|Aug record high F = 100

|Sep record high F = 95

|Oct record high F = 86

|Nov record high F = 73

|Dec record high F = 66

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|Jan avg record high F = 57.5

|Feb avg record high F = 58.3

|Mar avg record high F = 65.3

|Apr avg record high F = 72.8

|May avg record high F = 81.0

|Jun avg record high F = 84.3

|Jul avg record high F = 89.8

|Aug avg record high F = 88.8

|Sep avg record high F = 81.8

|Oct avg record high F = 71.6

|Nov avg record high F = 61.5

|Dec avg record high F = 57.1

|year avg record high F = 92.1

|Jan high F = 46.1

|Feb high F = 48.0

|Mar high F = 52.4

|Apr high F = 57.3

|May high F = 64.3

|Jun high F = 69.0

|Jul high F = 75.7

|Aug high F = 76.5

|Sep high F = 69.6

|Oct high F = 59.1

|Nov high F = 50.3

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|Jan mean F = 39.7

|Feb mean F = 40.6

|Mar mean F = 44.0

|Apr mean F = 48.0

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|Jun mean F = 59.0

|Jul mean F = 64.0

|Aug mean F = 64.5

|Sep mean F = 58.9

|Oct mean F = 50.4

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|Jan low F = 33.3

|Feb low F = 33.1

|Mar low F = 35.7

|Apr low F = 38.7

|May low F = 44.5

|Jun low F = 49.0

|Jul low F = 52.4

|Aug low F = 52.6

|Sep low F = 48.2

|Oct low F = 41.7

|Nov low F = 36.1

|Dec low F = 32.9

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|Jan avg record low F = 22.5

|Feb avg record low F = 22.9

|Mar avg record low F = 27.2

|Apr avg record low F = 30.7

|May avg record low F = 36.0

|Jun avg record low F = 42.5

|Jul avg record low F = 45.9

|Aug avg record low F = 46.0

|Sep avg record low F = 39.7

|Oct avg record low F = 31.2

|Nov avg record low F = 24.7

|Dec avg record low F = 21.7

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|Feb record low F = 3

|Mar record low F = 9

|Apr record low F = 23

|May record low F = 26

|Jun record low F = 32

|Jul record low F = 36

|Aug record low F = 37

|Sep record low F = 29

|Oct record low F = 21

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|Feb precipitation inch = 4.33

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.80

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.90

|May precipitation inch = 2.97

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.28

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.92

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.90

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.78

|Oct precipitation inch = 4.08

|Nov precipitation inch = 7.06

|Dec precipitation inch = 5.99

|year precipitation inch= 45.13

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|Oct snow inch = 0.0

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|Dec snow inch = 1.5

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|Feb precipitation days = 15.2

|Mar precipitation days = 19.6

|Apr precipitation days = 16.3

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|Jul precipitation days = 5.0

|Aug precipitation days = 4.5

|Sep precipitation days = 7.9

|Oct precipitation days = 14.6

|Nov precipitation days = 19.4

|Dec precipitation days = 20.2

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|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.5

|Dec snow days = 1.1

|year snow days= 3.5

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{{US Census population

|1980= 7035

|1990= 12963

|2000= 31623

|2010= 52431

|2020= 64708

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As of the census of 2000, there were 31,623 people, 10,929 households, and 8,721 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,756.3 people per square mile (677.9/km²). There were 11,398 housing units at an average density of 633.0/sq mi (244.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.41% White, 2.42% African American, 0.94% Native American, 3.36% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 3.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.13% of the population.

There were 10,929 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 31.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,524, and the median income for a family was $64,544. Males had a median income of $45,637 versus $30,306 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,700. About 2.6% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010,{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2015-07-16 }} there were 52,431 people, 17,962 households, and 13,990 families residing in the CDP. There were 19,081 housing. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.2% White, 4.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 6.0% Asian, 1.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 6.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 17,962 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 29.7% under the age of 18, 70.3% over the age of 18, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years.

2009–2013 American Community Survey

According to the 2013 American Community Survey Estimates,{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/1600000US5365922 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052540/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/1600000US5365922 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead }} the median income for a household in the CDP was $72,789, and the median income for a family was $87,874. Males had a median income of $59,965 versus $41,749 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,201. About 6.1% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line.

File:Emerald Ridge High School front.jpg, located in the Sunrise area of South Hill.]]

The Puyallup School District is the public school district for South Hill.{{Cite web|url=http://www.puyallup.k12.wa.us/pages/Puyallup_School_District|title=Home}} Governor John R. Rogers High School and Emerald Ridge High School are both located in South Hill, as well as three junior high schools: Glacier View Junior High, Stahl Junior High, and Ballou Junior High, and several elementary schools. Elementary schools include Hunt Elementary, Edgerton Elementary, Carson Elementary, Pope Elementary, Brouillet Elementary, Firgrove Elementary, Zeiger Elementary, Ridgecrest Elementary, and Dessie F. Evans Elementary.

South Hill Historical Society gathers data and memories on the history of South Hill.

Major events

• 1853- Longmire-Biles wagon train crosses South Hill
• 1870- South Hill inhabited
• 1895- Firgrove School District is established
• 1905- Main route through South Hill named Ball-Wood Road
• 1909- Tacoma-Puyallup Interurban Line rail operates through South Hill
• 1930- SagMiller Airstrip opens
• 1944- Thun Field opens (Pierce County Airport today), although John Thun doesn't buy it until 1949
• 1945- Japan uses balloon bomb system to bomb mainland USA in World War II, and two of the bombs landed in South Hill {{cite web |url=http://www.southhillhistory.com/History/Balloon%20bomb/Baloon_bomb.html |title=South Hill Historical Society |publisher=Southhillhistory.com |access-date=2017-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629080631/http://southhillhistory.com/History/Balloon%20bomb/Baloon_bomb.html |archive-date=2017-06-29 |url-status=dead }}
• 1950- Firgrove School District consolidates with Puyallup School District
• 1972- State Route 512 is completed
• 1986- EPA places Pierce County Landfill in South Hill on the National Priorities List {{cite web |url=http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/nplpad.nsf/88d393e4946e3c478825631200672c95/e59bb65c188a169c85256592007cc0dd?OpenDocument |title=Hidden Valley Landfill |access-date=2010-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609190640/http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/nplpad.nsf/88d393e4946e3c478825631200672c95/e59bb65c188a169c85256592007cc0dd?OpenDocument |archive-date=2012-06-09 }}
• 1998- Proposal for South Hill's incorporation into Southview is defeated by voters {{cite web |url=http://www.southhillhistory.com/History/Attempt_at_cityhood.html |title=South Hill Historical Society |publisher=Southhillhistory.com |access-date=2017-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110002726/http://southhillhistory.com/History/Attempt_at_cityhood.html |archive-date=2018-01-10 |url-status=dead }}

South Hill is home to three major parks owned and operated by Pierce County.

Heritage Recreation Center is a 40-acre sports complex with baseball fields, soccer fields, and multi-purpose fields located between Rogers High School and Zeiger Elementary School.{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1325 |title=Pierce County, WA - Official Website - Heritage Recreation Center |publisher=Co.pierce.wa.us |access-date=2017-01-25}}

South Hill Community Park is a 40-acre park with a playground, two soccer fields, and both the South Hill Loop Trail and the Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail, a 1.6 mile paved pathway through forest and wetlands that connects the park to the Heritage Recreation Center. According to the Pierce County website, the Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail was named after Sgt. Nathan Chapman, a South Hill resident and the first American soldier to die in the war in Afghanistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?nid=1334 |title=Pierce County, WA - Official Website - South Hill Community Park |publisher=Co.pierce.wa.us |access-date=2017-01-25}}

Meridian Habitat Park & Community Center is a 36-acre park located on State Route 161.{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1329 |title=Pierce County, WA - Official Website - Meridian Habitat Park & Community Center |publisher=Co.pierce.wa.us |access-date=2017-01-25}} The site was previously an amphitheatre owned by Champion Center Church and home to the annual Jesus of Nazareth passion play from 1982 to 2006. The church sold the amphitheatre to Pierce County for $6.9 million in 2006, but the stage caught fire and was destroyed by an electric fire in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.komonews.com/news/local/8203237.html |title=Puyallup amphitheater fire ruled accidental | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News |access-date=2015-07-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720211648/http://www.komonews.com/news/local/8203237.html |archive-date=2015-07-20 }}

Bradley Lake Park and Wildwood Park are within the city limits of Puyallup.

{{Geographic location

|Northwest = Summit

|North = Puyallup

|Northeast = Alderton

|West = Frederickson

|Center = South Hill

|South = Graham

|Southwest = Elk Plain

|Southeast = Orting

|East = Prairie Ridge

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• Sgt. Nathan Chapman - First American soldier to die in the war in Afghanistan
• Brandon Gibson - Football and basketball player at Washington State University.
• Megan Jendrick - Two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Melanie Stambaugh - Elected to the Washington state House of Representatives in November 2014

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• [http://southhillhistory.com/ South Hill Historical Society]

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Category:Census-designated places in Pierce County, Washington

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