The Highlands, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Image Map1: | Map of Reno Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Reno County (legend) |
Coordinates: | 38.1622°N -97.9467°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Reno |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | July 25, 2017[1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1686 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 349 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 620 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 20-70357 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2798081 |
The Highlands is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 349.[3] It is located north of the city of Hutchinson.
The Highlands was incorporated from 21 subdivisions surrounding the Crazy Horse Golf Club in 2017, in order to provide tax dollars for deteriorating roads. The Highlands was the first new city in Reno County to be incorporated in 65 years since the incorporation of Willowbrook.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.025sqmi, all of it land.[4]
The community is served by Nickerson–South Hutchinson USD 309 public school district.