Highland is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.

[9] John Powers Johnson builds a log home 2 miles west of the mission in 1854 due to land unavailability along the Missouri River.

The Cabin was the first Building in Highland sitting on the site of the current Senior Citizen Center.

John Bayless preempted the land just west of Johnson and founded the Susquehanna western Immigration Company to promote anti-slavery people moving to Kansas.

Samuel Irvin looked over the claims till the land could properly be purchased in 1857.

Bayless was the Company's president with Johnson acting as Secretary and Irvin as the treasurer.

The town company had built some amenities such as a large hotel despite slow growth.

At the first meeting of the presbytery, it was decided by the members that a Presbyterian academy would be established in highland.

On December 26, 1857, the board had decided that the academy which could be compared to a private high school was not sufficient and voted to established Highland University instead with James Cambell as president and Samuel Irvin as Secretary.

The board of trustees prepared a charter that was taken to Lecompton the Territorial capital of Kansas and was passed and signed by Governor Denver on February 9, 1858.

[13] Elementary classes were held at the college until a Grade school was opened in the mid 1870s.

[14] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.

The 2020 United States census counted 903 people, 251 households, and 160 families in Highland.

33.1% of households consisted of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Highland Blue Streaks[30] won the Kansas State High School boys class 1A Track & Field championship in 1969 and 1990.