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Town in New York, United States
1872Established
12,939Population
33.5 sq miArea
1,017 ftElevation

Highlands is a town on the eastern border of Orange County, New York. The population was 12,939 at the 2020 census. West Point, including the United States Military Academy, is located alongside the Hudson River in Highlands.

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