Highland Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,492 (down from 1,534 at 2010[3]) and it contained 703 housing units.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.07 square miles (142.6 km2), of which 54.54 square miles (141.3 km2) (or 99.04%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 0.96%) is water.

[3] (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains ten cemeteries: Ater, Chenoweth, Harrison, Hicks, Hopewell, Hughes, Lower Mound, Skinner, Mathes and Smith.