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Extension Educationin Hill County Texas AgriLife Extension Service Home Welcome to Hill County Extension Service Hill County home to 35157 residents and comprised of 657452 acres of land is located in the Central Texas Blacklands approximately 60 miles south of the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. The first settlers of Hill County were attracted toits rolling prairie land because of the rich soil and abundance of timber and artesian wells. With the arrival of the MKT railroad Hillsborobecame a commercial cross roads for Texas and by the turn of the century Hill County was the second largest cotton producer in the state. Agriculture still remains the leading industry today with agricultural commodities sales averaging about 70000000 annually.