Highland County

Also known as Highland County, Virginia, Highland County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Seat: Monterey
Largest town: Monterey
Total: 416 sq mi (1,080 km )
Land: 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
Water: 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km ) 0.2%
Estimate 2025: 2,318
Density: 5.38/sq mi (2.08/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .highlandcova .org

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2232
Area: 1077
Official website: www.highlandcova.org
Image: Highland County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 987

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native label: Highland County
Commons category: Highland County, Virginia
water as percent of area: 0.2
inception: 1847-00-00
per capita income: 30911

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Highland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,232, making it the state's least populous jurisdiction, including counties and independent cities. Its county seat is Monterey. Known as "Virginia's Switzerland" or "Virginia's Little Switzerland", Highland lays claim to being one of the least populous counties east of the Mississippi River, and is the second-highest county in Virginia by average elevation after Grayson.

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