Highland County, Virginia
Highland County | |
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Highland County Courthouse in Monterey | |
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′N 79°34′W / 38.35°N 79.56°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Seat | Monterey |
| Largest town | Monterey |
| Area | |
• Total | 416 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
| • Land | 415 sq mi (1,070 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,232 |
| • Density | 5.4/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Highland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,232, making it the state's least populous jurisdiction, including counties and independent cities. Its county seat is Monterey. Known as "Virginia's Switzerland" or "Virginia's Little Switzerland", Highland lays claim to being one of the least populous counties east of the Mississippi River, and is the second-highest county in Virginia by average elevation after Grayson.