Highland, Utah

Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately south of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 census, the population was 19,348, a nearly 25% increase over the 2010 figure of 15,523.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

History

Highland was settled by homesteaders in the 1870s. It was named by Scottish Mormon immigrants who felt the area resembled the highlands of Scotland.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Highland had a population of 19,348. The median age was 26.9 years. 36.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over.

99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,627 households in Highland, of which 56.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 84.0% were married-couple households, 5.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 10.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 6.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

| White || 17,636 || 91.2%

| Black or African American || 70 || 0.4%

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 59 || 0.3%

| Asian || 241 || 1.2%

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 89 || 0.5%

| Some other race || 147 || 0.8%

| Two or more races || 1,106 || 5.7%

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 860 || 4.4%

2010 census

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.

2000 census

At the 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). There were 1,864 housing units at an average density of 267.8 per square mile (103.4/km). The 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%.

Education

thumb|right|View of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi (foreground), 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.

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, professional dancer, known for Dancing with the Stars
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
Alexis Warr, professional dancer, known for Dancing with the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing