Knowledge (XXG)

Holland, Texas

Source 📝

1301: 42: 74: 386:. Without Holland's knowledge, Moss submitted the name "Holland". The Holland post office was officially approved April 10, 1879, with the appointment of Alfred Evans as postmaster. In 1877, Holland bought 105 acres (42 ha) of land along Darr's Creek for $ 5.00 an acre. The following year, Holland bought an additional 145 acres (59 ha) and built a steam-powered 839:
In the town, the population was distributed as 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
835:
Of the 388 households, 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were not families. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living
62: 360:, when a community known as Mountain Home began to grow up near Gotcher's Mountain, a hill south of town. A post office was established on August 22, 1870, under the name Mountain Home, with James Shaw as postmaster. On November 6, 1871, the Mountain Home post office was officially closed. 871:
Holland is home to the Corn Festival. The "Corn Fest", as the locals call it, is held every third Saturday in June. It traditionally includes a parade on Saturday, carnival from that Wednesday until Saturday, and live music and street dances on Friday and Saturday nights.
382:, on October 26, 1874, with a wagon and horses, his wife and four children, and six dollars cash. A. Moss made an application for the Mountain Home community to have a new post office again, but by that time, the name "Mountain Home" had already been claimed by 831:
of the town was 85.57% White, 5.35% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.82% Pacific Islander, 4.81% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.24% of the population.
826:
of 2000, 1,102 people, 388 households, and 287 families resided in the town. The population density was 625.0 inhabitants per square mile (241.3/km). Thewere 432 housing units averaged 245.0/sq mi (94.8/km). The
1152:
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
1628: 375:, and the tracks were constructed through Bell County in 1881 and 1882, from north to south, passing through the Holland community. This brought about the town of Holland as it is known today. 345: 843:
The median income for a household in the town was $ 26,500, and for a family was $ 31,250. Males had a median income of $ 25,114 versus $ 19,167 for females. The
1633: 1192: 1037: 985: 702: 364: 295: 1638: 716: 1618: 417:, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km), or 1.12%, is covered by water. 84: 860: 305: 1011: 1397: 1185: 918: 246: 41: 1502: 1275: 1565: 1447: 787: 688: 1270: 1178: 1170: 961: 828: 414: 61: 1086: 1487: 748: 836:
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.38.
989: 816: 646: 631: 616: 601: 586: 571: 556: 541: 526: 511: 496: 481: 466: 451: 337: 138: 283: 116: 942: 1623: 1353: 399: 1260: 773: 1122: 1595: 1588: 1254: 383: 341: 256: 1497: 1467: 1417: 1377: 1522: 1202: 357: 333: 143: 1064: 1545: 1517: 1512: 1477: 1280: 1031: 847:
for the town was $ 11,360. About 24.2% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the
844: 1462: 1452: 1412: 1407: 1367: 1560: 1492: 1392: 1387: 1335: 1243: 734: 1015: 1550: 1472: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1402: 1265: 368: 1612: 1482: 1442: 1343: 1325: 1285: 1249: 1224: 720: 407: 403: 379: 372: 288: 1555: 1540: 1507: 1457: 1437: 1361: 1312: 1235: 986:"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holland town, Texas" 848: 819:, there were 1,075 people, 487 households, and 373 families residing in the town. 1290: 1217: 1532: 387: 126: 99: 86: 237: 851:, including 41.2% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over. 1052:
An Encyclopedia of Texas Post Offices: Texas Post Offices Under Five Flags
943:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holland, Texas
73: 1579:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 892: 271: 823: 263: 242: 131: 1165: 320: 402:
passes through the town, leading north 17 miles (27 km) to
32: 1174: 1299: 1110: 988:. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from 957: 346:
Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area
356:
Holland's history reaches back to a time before the
1574: 1531: 1376: 1352: 1334: 1311: 1234: 315: 304: 294: 282: 270: 253: 236: 228: 220: 215: 207: 199: 191: 183: 178: 170: 165: 157: 149: 137: 125: 115: 23: 344:of Texas is located in Holland. It is part of the 336:, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 398:Holland is located in southeastern Bell County. 1123:"About the Hispanic Population and its Origin" 1054:(1993) The Collectors' Club of Chicago, p 151. 1186: 980: 978: 8: 1629:Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area 1193: 1179: 1171: 424: 20: 887: 885: 666: 1300: 1145: 881: 314: 293: 269: 235: 214: 206: 177: 164: 148: 114: 79: 58: 50: 38: 1036:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1029: 938: 936: 444: 952: 950: 669:Holland racial composition as of 2020 303: 281: 252: 227: 219: 198: 190: 182: 169: 156: 136: 124: 70: 7: 1634:Populated places established in 1881 861:Holland Independent School District 406:and south 22 miles (35 km) to 203:0.02 sq mi (0.05 km) 195:1.65 sq mi (4.26 km) 187:1.66 sq mi (4.31 km) 1201:Municipalities and communities of 1065:"Census of Population and Housing" 434: 14: 1166:City of Holland official website 378:James Reuben Holland arrived in 72: 60: 40: 365:Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad 1: 921:. United States Census Bureau 363:In 1881, an extension of the 232:711.85/sq mi (274.93/km) 1639:1881 establishments in Texas 893:"City of Holland - About Us" 18:City in Texas, United States 1619:Towns in Bell County, Texas 962:United States Census Bureau 919:"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 415:United States Census Bureau 1655: 66:Location of Holland, Texas 1584: 1297: 1215: 859:Holland is served by the 817:2020 United States census 703:Black or African American 660: 645: 630: 615: 600: 585: 570: 555: 540: 525: 510: 495: 480: 465: 450: 443: 438: 433: 430: 80: 71: 59: 51: 39: 30: 211:538 ft (164 m) 54:"The Friendly Community" 46:Old buildings in Holland 1111:https://www.census.gov/ 1305: 400:Texas State Highway 95 1303: 1276:Morgan's Point Resort 1087:"Explore Census Data" 1018:on September 18, 2008 958:"U.S. Census website" 899:. City of Holland, TX 762:Some Other Race (NH) 661:U.S. Decennial Census 426:Historical population 255: • Summer ( 153:1860 as Mountain Home 100:30.88083°N 97.40444°W 1597:United States portal 1271:Little River-Academy 992:on February 12, 2020 672:(NH = Non-Hispanic) 342:center of population 229: • Density 1050:Schmidt, Walter G. 673: 427: 105:30.88083; -97.40444 96: /  1306: 1204:Bell County, Texas 788:Hispanic or Latino 774:Mixed/Multi-Racial 667: 425: 367:was laid out from 334:Bell County, Texas 221: • Total 200: • Water 184: • Total 171: • Mayor 1606: 1605: 845:per capita income 840:were 85.9 males. 813: 812: 665: 664: 413:According to the 384:another community 327: 326: 192: • Land 1646: 1598: 1591: 1302: 1227: 1220: 1210: 1205: 1195: 1188: 1181: 1172: 1153: 1150: 1138: 1137: 1135: 1133: 1119: 1113: 1108: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1061: 1055: 1048: 1042: 1041: 1035: 1027: 1025: 1023: 1014:. Archived from 1008: 1002: 1001: 999: 997: 982: 973: 972: 970: 968: 954: 945: 940: 931: 930: 928: 926: 915: 909: 908: 906: 904: 889: 749:Pacific Islander 674: 446: 441: 436: 428: 323: 260: 111: 110: 108: 107: 106: 101: 97: 94: 93: 92: 89: 76: 64: 44: 21: 1654: 1653: 1649: 1648: 1647: 1645: 1644: 1643: 1609: 1608: 1607: 1602: 1596: 1589: 1580: 1570: 1527: 1379: 1372: 1348: 1330: 1307: 1304:Bell County map 1295: 1230: 1225: 1218: 1211: 1208: 1203: 1199: 1162: 1157: 1156: 1151: 1147: 1142: 1141: 1131: 1129: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1109: 1105: 1095: 1093: 1091:data.census.gov 1085: 1084: 1080: 1070: 1068: 1063: 1062: 1058: 1049: 1045: 1028: 1021: 1019: 1012:"Archived copy" 1010: 1009: 1005: 995: 993: 984: 983: 976: 966: 964: 956: 955: 948: 941: 934: 924: 922: 917: 916: 912: 902: 900: 897:City of Holland 891: 890: 883: 878: 869: 857: 717:Native American 671: 439: 423: 396: 354: 319: 278: 254: 104: 102: 98: 95: 90: 87: 85: 83: 82: 67: 55: 52:Nickname:  47: 35: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1652: 1650: 1642: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1624:Towns in Texas 1621: 1611: 1610: 1604: 1603: 1601: 1600: 1593: 1585: 1582: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1572: 1571: 1569: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1537: 1535: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1384: 1382: 1374: 1373: 1371: 1370: 1365: 1358: 1356: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1346: 1340: 1338: 1332: 1331: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1317: 1315: 1309: 1308: 1298: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1261:Harker Heights 1258: 1252: 1247: 1240: 1238: 1232: 1231: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1200: 1198: 1197: 1190: 1183: 1175: 1169: 1168: 1161: 1160:External links 1158: 1155: 1154: 1144: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1127:www.census.gov 1114: 1103: 1078: 1056: 1043: 1003: 974: 946: 932: 910: 880: 879: 877: 874: 868: 865: 856: 853: 811: 810: 808: 803: 797: 796: 793: 790: 784: 783: 780: 777: 770: 769: 766: 763: 759: 758: 755: 752: 745: 744: 741: 738: 731: 730: 727: 724: 713: 712: 709: 706: 699: 698: 695: 692: 685: 684: 681: 678: 663: 662: 658: 657: 654: 652: 649: 643: 642: 639: 637: 634: 628: 627: 624: 622: 619: 613: 612: 609: 607: 604: 598: 597: 594: 592: 589: 583: 582: 579: 577: 574: 568: 567: 564: 562: 559: 553: 552: 549: 547: 544: 538: 537: 534: 532: 529: 523: 522: 519: 517: 514: 508: 507: 504: 502: 499: 493: 492: 489: 487: 484: 478: 477: 474: 472: 469: 463: 462: 459: 457: 454: 448: 447: 442: 437: 432: 422: 419: 395: 392: 353: 350: 325: 324: 317: 313: 312: 309: 302: 301: 298: 292: 291: 286: 280: 279: 276: 274: 268: 267: 261: 251: 250: 240: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 141: 135: 134: 129: 123: 122: 119: 113: 112: 78: 77: 69: 68: 65: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 31: 28: 27: 25:Holland, Texas 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1651: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1616: 1614: 1599: 1594: 1592: 1587: 1586: 1583: 1577: 1573: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1538: 1536: 1534: 1530: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1471: 1469: 1466: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1385: 1383: 1381: 1375: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1351: 1345: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1337: 1333: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1316: 1314: 1310: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1255:Copperas Cove 1253: 1251: 1248: 1245: 1242: 1241: 1239: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1228: 1221: 1214: 1209:United States 1206: 1196: 1191: 1189: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1176: 1173: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1149: 1146: 1128: 1124: 1118: 1115: 1112: 1107: 1104: 1092: 1088: 1082: 1079: 1066: 1060: 1057: 1053: 1047: 1044: 1039: 1033: 1017: 1013: 1007: 1004: 991: 987: 981: 979: 975: 963: 959: 953: 951: 947: 944: 939: 937: 933: 920: 914: 911: 898: 894: 888: 886: 882: 875: 873: 866: 864: 862: 854: 852: 850: 846: 841: 837: 833: 830: 829:racial makeup 825: 820: 818: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 798: 794: 791: 789: 786: 785: 781: 778: 775: 772: 771: 767: 764: 761: 760: 756: 753: 750: 747: 746: 742: 739: 736: 733: 732: 728: 725: 722: 721:Alaska Native 718: 715: 714: 710: 707: 704: 701: 700: 696: 693: 690: 687: 686: 682: 679: 676: 675: 670: 659: 655: 653: 650: 648: 644: 640: 638: 635: 633: 629: 625: 623: 620: 618: 614: 610: 608: 605: 603: 599: 595: 593: 590: 588: 584: 580: 578: 575: 573: 569: 565: 563: 560: 558: 554: 550: 548: 545: 543: 539: 535: 533: 530: 528: 524: 520: 518: 515: 513: 509: 505: 503: 500: 498: 494: 490: 488: 485: 483: 479: 475: 473: 470: 468: 464: 460: 458: 455: 453: 449: 429: 420: 418: 416: 411: 409: 405: 401: 393: 391: 389: 385: 381: 380:Belton, Texas 376: 374: 370: 366: 361: 359: 351: 349: 347: 343: 339: 335: 332:is a city in 331: 322: 318: 310: 307: 299: 297: 290: 287: 285: 275: 273: 265: 262: 258: 248: 247:Central (CST) 244: 241: 239: 231: 223: 210: 202: 194: 186: 173: 160: 152: 145: 142: 140: 133: 130: 128: 121:United States 120: 118: 109: 81:Coordinates: 75: 63: 43: 34: 29: 22: 16: 1590:Texas portal 1498:Summers Mill 1468:Prairie Dell 1418:Heidenheimer 1398:Cedar Valley 1362:Fort Cavazos 1320: 1223: 1148: 1130:. Retrieved 1126: 1117: 1106: 1094:. Retrieved 1090: 1081: 1069:. Retrieved 1067:. Census.gov 1059: 1051: 1046: 1020:. Retrieved 1016:the original 1006: 994:. Retrieved 990:the original 965:. Retrieved 923:. Retrieved 913: 903:September 6, 901:. Retrieved 896: 870: 858: 849:poverty line 842: 838: 834: 821: 814: 805: 800: 668: 421:Demographics 412: 397: 377: 362: 355: 329: 328: 321:City website 174:Clif Carroll 158:Incorporated 15: 1523:Zabcikville 1503:Union Grove 1380:communities 1219:County seat 1022:December 5, 967:January 31, 867:Festivities 683:Percentage 338:2020 census 103: / 1613:Categories 1566:Stringtown 1546:Brookhaven 1533:Ghost town 1518:Youngsport 1513:White Hall 1478:Red Ranger 1448:New Colony 1281:Nolanville 876:References 822:As of the 815:As of the 388:cotton gin 308:feature ID 216:Population 166:Government 91:97°24′16″W 88:30°52′51″N 1575:Footnotes 1463:Owl Creek 1453:Oenaville 1413:Edgeworth 1408:Ding Dong 1368:Pendleton 996:April 11, 925:August 7, 855:Education 394:Geography 358:Civil War 296:FIPS code 284:Area code 238:Time zone 208:Elevation 1561:Old Troy 1493:Stampede 1393:Belfalls 1388:Airville 1244:Bartlett 1032:cite web 300:48-34508 272:ZIP code 1551:Donahoe 1473:Ratibor 1433:Maxdale 1428:Leedale 1423:Joe Lee 1403:Cyclone 1336:Village 1321:Holland 1266:Killeen 1132:May 18, 1096:May 24, 1071:June 4, 795:25.49% 680:Number 369:Denison 352:History 330:Holland 316:Website 311:2412762 150:Settled 117:Country 1488:Sparks 1483:Seaton 1443:Moffat 1344:Salado 1326:Rogers 1286:Temple 1250:Belton 1236:Cities 1226:Belton 824:census 782:4.47% 768:0.56% 757:0.09% 743:0.28% 729:0.09% 711:5.02% 697:64.0% 506:−11.3% 431:Census 408:Taylor 404:Temple 373:Taylor 340:. The 139:County 1556:Ocker 1541:Bland 1508:Vilas 1458:Oscar 1438:Meeks 1378:Other 1313:Towns 806:1,075 801:Total 776:(NH) 751:(NH) 737:(NH) 735:Asian 723:(NH) 705:(NH) 691:(NH) 689:White 677:Race 656:−4.1% 651:1,075 636:1,121 626:−1.4% 621:1,102 611:29.5% 606:1,118 596:19.4% 581:10.7% 566:−3.1% 551:−9.0% 536:−6.0% 521:14.2% 491:14.7% 476:84.2% 277:76534 266:(CDT) 264:UTC-5 243:UTC-6 224:1,075 132:Texas 127:State 1354:CDPs 1291:Troy 1134:2022 1098:2022 1073:2015 1038:link 1024:2008 998:2014 969:2008 927:2020 905:2021 792:274 694:688 647:2020 641:1.7% 632:2010 617:2000 602:1990 587:1980 572:1970 557:1960 542:1950 527:1940 512:1930 497:1920 482:1910 467:1900 452:1890 440:Note 435:Pop. 306:GNIS 179:Area 161:1891 144:Bell 33:City 779:48 719:or 708:54 591:863 576:723 561:653 546:674 531:741 516:788 501:690 486:778 471:678 456:368 371:to 289:254 257:DST 1615:: 1222:: 1207:, 1125:. 1089:. 1034:}} 1030:{{ 977:^ 960:. 949:^ 935:^ 895:. 884:^ 863:. 765:6 754:1 740:3 726:1 445:%± 410:. 390:. 348:. 1364:‡ 1257:‡ 1246:‡ 1194:e 1187:t 1180:v 1136:. 1100:. 1075:. 1040:) 1026:. 1000:. 971:. 929:. 907:. 461:— 259:) 249:) 245:(

Index

City
Old buildings in Holland
Location of Holland, Texas

30°52′51″N 97°24′16″W / 30.88083°N 97.40444°W / 30.88083; -97.40444
Country
State
Texas
County
Bell
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
254
FIPS code
GNIS
City website
Bell County, Texas
2020 census
center of population
Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area
Civil War
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Denison
Taylor
Belton, Texas

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.