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{{distinguish|Hiland Park, Florida}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Highland Park, Florida |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Village (Florida)|Village]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Highland_Park_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location in [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]] and the state of [[Florida]] |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Florida}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag_of_Polk_County,_Florida.svg|25px]] [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Commission]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Brandon McWhorter |leader_title1 = [[City Council|Commissioners]] |leader_name1 = Derek Camann and<br>Amanda Updike |leader_title2 = [[City Manager|Village Manager]] |leader_name2 = Ric Busbee |leader_title3 = [[City Clerk|Village Clerk]] |leader_name3 = Blair Updike |leader_title4 = [[Municipal treasurer|Village Treasurer]] |leader_name4 = Mary Bradley |established_title = [[Plat|Founded]] |established_date = 1919<ref>{{Cite web|title=Quaint Highland Park got start as a resort community|url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2009/04/05/quaint-highland-park-got-start-as-a-resort-community/26557985007/|website=[[The Ledger]]}}</ref> |established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date1 = 1927<ref>{{Cite web|title=Village of Highland Park: MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY - Florida League of Cities|url=https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/research-resources/municipal-directory|website=www.floridaleagueofcities.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR WITH INCORPORATION & DISSOLUTION INFO|url=https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0|website=www.flcities.com}}</ref> |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 2.83 |area_land_km2 = 1.42 |area_water_km2 = 1.41 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.09 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.55 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.54 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 251 |population_density_km2 = 177.18 |population_density_sq_mi = 458.87 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|27|51|55|N|81|33|57|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3"/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 135 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 33898 |area_code = [[Area code 863|863]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 12-30325<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0284008<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|284008}}</ref> |website = {{URL|http://www.highlandpark-fl.org/}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Highland Park''' is a village in [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]], [[Florida]], United States. Highland Park is part of the [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]]–[[Winter Haven, Florida|Winter Haven]] [[Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Its population was 251 at the 2020 US census. ==Geography== The approximate coordinates for the '''Village of Highland Park''' is located at {{coord|27|51|55|N|81|33|57|W|}}. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (37.50%) is water. ==Climate== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the Village of Highland Park has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa''). <ref name="Koppen">{{cite web|url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated |date=November 6, 2008 |accessdate=September 10, 2010 |publisher=University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906034159/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |archivedate=September 6, 2010}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1940= 75 |1950= 52 |1960= 94 |1970= 88 |1980= 184 |1990= 155 |2000= 244 |2010= 230 |2020= 251 |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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 and 2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Highland Park racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br> !Race !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Highland Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Highland Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2010 !% 2020 |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH) |201 |200 |87.39% |79.68% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH) |7 |4 |3.04% |1.59% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH) |0 |0 |0.00% |0.00% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH) |0 |10 |0.00% |3.98% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH) |0 |1 |0.00% |0.40% |- |[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH) |0 |0 |0.00% |0.00% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH) |3 |10 |1.30% |3.98% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |19 |26 |8.26% |10.36% |- |'''Total''' |'''230''' |'''251''' | | |- |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 251 people, 83 households, and 52 families residing in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Highland Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 230 people, 107 households, and 81 families residing in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Highland Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> ===2000 census=== At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 244 people, 112 households and 73 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|544.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 174 housing units at an average density of {{convert|388.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population. In 2000, there were 112 households, of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 0.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.70. In 2000, 16.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 32.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. In 2000, the [[median household income]] was $41,875 and the median family income was $56,667. Males had a median income of $43,333 vand females $18,750. The [[per capita income]] was $30,097. None of the families and 3.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]]. ==Transportation== * [[File:Florida 17.svg|20px]] [[State Road 17]] – The '''Scenic Highway''' two miles west of the village, leading northward to [[Lake Wales, Florida|Lake Wales]] and southward to [[Hillcrest Heights, Florida|Hillcrest Heights]] and [[Frostproof, Florida|Frostproof]]. * [[File:US 27.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US 27]] – A four-lane divided highway four miles west. ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.HighlandPark-fl.org Official Website for the Village of Highland Park] {{Polk County, Florida}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Polk County, Florida]] [[Category:Villages in Florida]]
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