Highland, Illinois

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Highland is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,438 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Recent Mentions in Popular Media
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Highland is located at 38°44′38″N, 89°40′38″W (38.743963, -89.677194)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²). 14.0 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (15.89%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,438 people, 3,442 households, and 2,230 families residing in the city. The population density was 602.2/km² (1,561.1/mi²). There were 3,610 housing units at an average density of 257.6/km² (667.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.60% White, 0.08% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 3,442 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,524, and the median income for a family was $52,240. Males had a median income of $36,536 versus $25,620 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,101. About 3.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Recent Mentions in Popular Media

Highland, IL, was the basis for the first song on Illinois (album) by Sufjan Stevens, where Stevens mentioned a 21st century UFO sighting by the owner of the local mini-golf course.

Highland, IL, was also mentioned on The Daily Show on 9 Feb 2006. A report mentioned local pharmacist and state legislator Ron Stephens, who protested an executive order by Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich requiring a pharmacist to fill emergency contraception prescriptions.

It is also home of former Illinois State Spelling Bee champion Josh Sandberg and former Illinois State Math champion Jeff Buchmiller.