Highland, Ohio

Highland is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census.HistoryHighland was originally called Lexington, and under the latter name laid out in 1816.James G. Polk, a Democratic Party politician, is buried here.GeographyHighland is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.17sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 254 people, 93 households, and 65 families residing in the village. The population density was 1494.1PD/sqmi. There were 105 housing units at an average density of 617.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.5% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.There were 93 households of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.09.