High Island

unincorporated community in Galveston County, Texas, United States
Place unincorporated_community Q1007828
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High Island

Summary

High Island is an unincorporated community[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of unincorporated_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Island is located in Galveston County[3].
  • High Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • High Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[5].
  • High Island's postal code is recorded as 77623[6].
  • High Island's Commons category is recorded as High Island, Texas[7].
  • 1845 marks the founding of High Island[8].
  • High Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 29.566944444444, 'longitude': -94.393611111111}[9].
  • High Island sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+11.6'}[10].
  • High Island covers an area of {'amount': '+16.68'}[11].

Body

Geography

High Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Galveston County[3].

Physical Characteristics

High Island covers an area of {'amount': '+16.68'}[11]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+11.6'}[10].

Designation and Status

High Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[5].

History and Context

1845 marks the founding of High Island[8].

Why It Matters

High Island ranks in the top 1% of unincorporated_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id 151366374
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 151366374, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/151366374"
  2. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45732|batch #45732]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Elevation above sea level {'amount': '+11.6'}
    Area {'amount': '+16.68'}
    Instance of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ہائی آئی لینڈ، ٹیکساس]]"
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