The Highlands, Kansas

The Highlands, Kansas
The Highlands, Kansas
City
	KDOT map of Reno County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°9′44″N 97°56′48″W / 38.16222°N 97.94667°WCoordinates: 38°9′44″N 97°56′48″W / 38.16222°N 97.94667°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Reno
Incorporated	July 25, 2017
Area
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,686 ft (514 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2019)	314
• Density	306.34/sq mi (118.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-70357
GNIS ID	2798081
Website	thehighlandsgov.net

The Highlands is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and is located north of the city of Hutchinson.

History[]

The Highlands was incorporated from 21 subdivisions surrounding the Crazy Horse Golf Club in 2017, in order to provide tax dollars for deteriorating roads. The Highlands was the first new city in Reno County to be incorporated in 65 years since the incorporation of Willowbrook.^[2]

Geography[]

The Highlands is located at

38°09′44″N 97°56′48″W / 38.1622835°N 97.9466114°W (38.1622835, -97.9466114).^[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.025 square miles (2.65 km²), all of it land.^[5]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2019 (est.)	314	^[4]
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Education[]

The community is served by Nickerson–South Hutchinson USD 309 public school district.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Download GNIS Data". USGS. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Green, John (25 July 2017). "The Highlands officially a city: Reno County's first in 65 years". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[]

The Highlands - Directory of Public Officials
Reno County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

[GNIS-1] "Download GNIS Data". USGS. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[HutchinsonNewsOfficialCity-2] Green, John (25 July 2017). "The Highlands officially a city: Reno County's first in 65 years". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-3] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-4] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Gazetteer_files-5] "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[DecennialCensus-6] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Reno County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Hutchinson
Cities	Abbyville Arlington Buhler Haven Hutchinson Langdon Nickerson Partridge Plevna Pretty Prairie South Hutchinson Sylvia The Highlands Turon Willowbrook
Unincorporated communities	Castleton Darlow Huntsville Lerado Medora Yaggy Yoder†
Ghost towns	Kent
Townships	Center Clay Medora Reno
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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