Few municipalities have only a single road running through town, but highway A1A is the only public road in Hillsboro Beach. Pompano Beach's neighboring city is best known for being home to the Hillsboro Light House, the Hillsboro Club and the "Millionaire's Mile" of beachfront luxury homes.

The Town of Hillsboro Beach's origins go back to the 1920s:

In 1922, Herbert L. Malcolm (later a Town Commissioner for ten years and Mayor for two terms) bought land next to the Inlet and built a school. In 1925 he turned the school into a hotel, which became the present Hillsboro Club.

The Town was originally incorporated in 1939 and remained inactive until 1947 when it was incorporated by a special act of the Florida Legislature. The first meeting towards formal incorporation was arranged by Mrs. Marie McCollum and took place in February 1947, at the residence of Mrs. Ruth Markland. At a meeting held on March 4, 1947, Ernest Wooler was elected the first Mayor. At that time the Town had 17 voters, 9 private houses, 4 groups of rental cottages and apartments, and the Hillsboro Club. Highway A1A was an unpaved, sandy road. A narrow bridge, operated by hand connected the Town with Pompano Beach.

The present Town Hall was dedicated in 1955. The first Town Hall was a tiny wooden building at #957. In that time of war-induced shortages, it had telephone privileges, courtesy of Cap's Place.

The 2000 census showed the town had 2,183 residents. According to the same census, the town has 24 structures that were built prior to 1940.