Editing Highland, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Highland, Utah
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|image_caption            = Highland at night, January 2008
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Utah County, UT|Utah County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
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|established_date         = 1870s
|established_title1       = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = July 13, 1977
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 22.39
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 15523
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|population_density_sq_mi = 2218.30
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 4876
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84003
|area_code                = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-35190<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 2410760<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410760}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.highlandcity.org www.highlandcity.org] 
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Highland''' is a city in [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]], [[Utah]], United States. It is approximately {{convert|30|mi}} south of [[Salt Lake City]] and is part of the [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]&ndash;[[Orem, Utah|Orem]] [[Provo-Orem metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/4935190.html "Highland Quickfacts from the US Census Bureau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519071811/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/4935190.html |date=2012-05-19 }} [[United States Census Bureau]]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|22.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Highland city, Utah| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
Highland was settled by [[Homestead Act|homesteaders]] in the 1870s. It was named by Scottish [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] immigrants who felt the area resembled the highlands of [[Scotland]].<ref>David T. Durfy. ''Aberrant Mormon Settlers: The Homesteaders of Highland Utah'' Masters Thesis, BYU, 1992</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 195
|1910= 171
|1920= 247
|1930= 277
|1940= 270
|1950= 287
|1970= 208
|1980= 2435
|1990= 5002
|2000= 8172
|2010= 15523
|estyear=2019
|estimate=19175
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2010 census, Highland had a population of 15,523. The median age was 22. The racial makeup of the population was 95.9% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. 2.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>2010 general profile of the population and housing characteristics of Highland from the US census</ref>

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 8,172 people in 1,804 households, including 1,733 families, in the city. The population density was 1,174.0 people per square mile (453.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,864 housing units at an average density of 267.8 per square mile (103.4/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.49% White, 0.12% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17%.<ref name="GR2" />

An estimation by bestplaces.net claimed that 95.7% of the people in Highland are religious, with 93.3% being members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)]]. 1.4% are [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 0.2% are [[Methodism|Methodist]], 0.1% are [[Baptists|Baptist]], 0.4% are of another [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, and 0.3% are of an [[Eastern religions|eastern faith]]. This makes 4.3% of the city [[Irreligion|non-religious]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion in Highland, Utah |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/utah/highland |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.bestplaces.net}}</ref>

Of the 1,804 households, 66.5% had children under 18 living with them, 90.6% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.9% were non-families. 3.3% of households were one person, and 1.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.53, and the average family size was 4.64.

The age distribution was 45.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median household income was $80,053, and the median family income was $81,086. Males had a median income of $57,318 versus $24,440 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,614. About 1.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:2015-11-03 10 15 37 View from an airplane of the cities of Lehi, American Fork and Highland, Utah along Interstate 15.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]] (foreground), [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]] (upper right) and Highland (upper left) from an airplane, November 2015]]
Highland Public schools are part of the [[Alpine School District]]. Dr. Shane Farnsworth is the Superintendent of Schools.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://alpineschools.org/departments/administration|title=Administration|publisher=Alpine School District|access-date=2012-06-16}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Thurl Bailey]], retired [[NBA]] basketball player, whose career spanned from 1983 to 1999 with the [[Utah Jazz]] and the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
* [[Fraser Bullock]], managing director of [[Sorenson Capital]] and former COO of the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Blair Buswell]], an artist who specializes in sports sculptures
* [[Ashly DelGrosso]], a dancer who starred in ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' for the first three seasons
* [[Larry M. Gibson]], entrepreneur and former first counselor in the general presidency of the [[Young Men organization]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Tyler Haws]], [[BYU]] basketball player
* [[Brandon Mull]], writer, best known as the author of the popular ''[[Fablehaven]]'' series
* [[Dennis Smith (sculptor)|Dennis Smith]], sculptor

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
* [[Lone Peak Fire District]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Highland, Utah}}
* {{official website|http://www.highlandcity.org/}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Highland
|North     = [[Alpine, Utah|Alpine]]
|Northeast = ''[[Wasatch Mountain State Park]]'' / [[Midway, Utah|Midway]]
|East      = ''[[Wasatch Mountain State Park]]'' / [[Charleston, Utah|Charleston]]
|Southeast = [[Cedar Hills, Utah|Cedar Hills]]
|South     = [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]]
|Southwest = [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]]
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Draper, Utah|Draper]]
}}

{{Utah County, Utah}}
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[[Category:Cities in Utah]]
[[Category:Cities in Utah County, Utah]]
[[Category:Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1977]]