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from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHighpoint Township is a township in Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 64 to 52 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Highpoint yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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2 historic places in Highpoint
2 places in Highpoint are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Kansasby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed2 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1985first listedPawnee River Tributary Bridge · newest: Ness County Bridge FS-450, 2017
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The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place