| Highland Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.9378°N -75.9°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chester |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 44.51 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 44.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 17.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Elevation Ft: | 607 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1272 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 1282 |
| Population Density Km2: | 28.92 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 74.91 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 610 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-029-34448 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Highland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1853 when West Fallowfield Township was divided and the division with the higher elevation was named Highland Township.[3] The population was 1,272 at the 2010 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, all of which is land.
As of 2018, there were of public roads in Highland Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[4]
Pennsylvania Route 10 is the only numbered highway serving Highland Township. It follows Limestone Road along a north-south alignment through the western portion of the township.
At the 2010 census, the township was 85.6% non-Hispanic White, 4.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.9% were two or more races. 8.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[5] At the 2000 census there were 1,125 people, 433 households, and 323 families living in the township. The population density was 65.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 459 housing units at an average density of 26.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.24% White, 4.89% African American, 0.44% Asian, 0.89% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.04%.[6]
There were 433 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.
The age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median household income was $55,500 and the median family income was $61,875. Males had a median income of $39,318 versus $30,114 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,113. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.