Highland County, Ohio
34 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 43,517
- Median household income
- $65,785
- ±1,628
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 640 of 20,685 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.4%
- 14,128 of 16,938 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Highland | 43,354 (2021) | 119 Governor Foraker Pace, Hillsboro | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hillsboro | 6,483 (2021) | 130 N High St, Hillsboro | Website |
| Village of Greenfield | 4,335 (2021) | Po Box 300, Greenfield | Website |
| Village of Highland | 229 (2021) | Po Box 158, Highland | — |
| Village of Leesburg | 1,268 (2021) | Po Box 305, Leesburg | — |
| Village of Lynchburg | 1,520 (2021) | Po Box 402, Lynchburg | — |
| Village of Mowrystown | 386 (2021) | Po Box 44, Mowrystown | — |
| Village of Sinking Spring | 121 (2021) | Po Box 12, Sinking Spring | — |
Townships 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Brushcreek | 1,419 (2021) | 3466 Woods Rd, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Clay | 1,523 (2021) | 1440 Parrot Lane, Sardinia | — |
| Township of Concord | 1,381 (2021) | 1350 Red Key Rd, Winchester | — |
| Township of Dodson | 2,569 (2021) | 7793 Sr 134, Lynchburg | — |
| Township of Fairfield | 3,634 (2021) | 12624 Antioch Road, Leesburg | — |
| Township of Hamer | 670 (2021) | 3858 Rhoads Rd, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Jackson | 1,054 (2021) | 9815 Cross Rd, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Liberty | 10,186 (2021) | 7430 Roads Ln, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Madison | 6,447 (2021) | 11255 State Route 753 S, Greenfielod | Website |
| Township of Marshall | 1,031 (2021) | 5049 Slate Rd, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of New Market | 1,885 (2021) | 4641 Us 62, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Paint | 4,844 (2021) | 14501 Brier Rd, Bainbridge | — |
| Township of Penn | 1,551 (2021) | 9924 Old 62 Rd, Leesburg | — |
| Township of Salem | 810 (2021) | 4085 South Baker Rd, Lynchburg | — |
| Township of Union | 1,947 (2021) | 9219 Fawley Rd, Lynchburg | — |
| Township of Washington | 1,071 (2021) | 7449 Oakridge Rd, Hillsboro | — |
| Township of Whiteoak | 1,332 (2021) | 2670 State Route 321, Sardinia | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 444, Hillsboro | — |
| Paint Creek EMS | Health | Po Box 79, Greenfield | — |
| Highland County Joint Hospital District | Hospitals | 1275 N High St, Hillsboro | Website |
| Highland County Metropolitan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 121 E East St, Washington Court House | Website |
| Highland County District Library | Libraries | 10 Willettsville Pike, Hillsboro | Website |
| Highland North Joint Fire District | Local fire protection | 200 South St, Leesburg | — |
| Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District | Local fire protection | Po Box 585, Lynchburg | Website |
| Southern Highland Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 330, Mowrystown | — |
| Highland Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 514 Harry Sauner Rd, Hillsboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bright Local
School district3 schools
44 N High St, Mowrystown, OH, 45155
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Fairfield Local
School district3 schools
11611 State Route 771, Leesburg, OH, 45135
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Greenfield Exempted Village
School district5 schools
200 N 5th St, Greenfield, OH, 45123
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hillsboro City
School district5 schools
39 Willetsville Pike, Hillsboro, OH, 45133
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lynchburg-Clay Local
School district3 schools
301 E Pearl St, Lynchburg, OH, 45142
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Brown County Farmers' Markets (Russellville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.