Highland
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city in Madison County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Madison
- Townships
- Helvetia , Saline , Marine
- Total
- 7.84 sq mi (20.31 km )
- Land
- 6.81 sq mi (17.65 km )
- Water
- 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km )
- Elevation
- 551 ft (168 m)
- Density
- 1,466.2/sq mi (566.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-34670
- Website
- www .highlandil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Highland is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,991 at the 2020 census. Highland began as a Swiss settlement and derived its name from later German immigrants
Highland is a sister city of Sursee in Switzerland.
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