Highlands -- U.S. County in Florida Population (2000): 87366 Housing Units (2000): 48846 Land area (2000): 1028.269146 sq. miles (2663.204750 sq. km) Water area (2000): 78.010180 sq. miles (202.045430 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1106.279326 sq. miles (2865.250180 sq. km) Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 27.439711 N, 81.428524 W Headwords: Highlands Highlands, FL Highlands County Highlands County, FL