The town was named for the Earl of Hillsborough, who received large grants of land from the King of England while Florida was an English possession.

[1] Its own official motto also notes this by referring to it as "Florida's Magnificent Mile".

[11] Hillsboro Beach falls under the USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone.

[12] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,987 people, 1,173 households, and 597 families residing in the town.

[16] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,875 people, 979 households, and 514 families residing in the town.

40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.