Editing Holiday Lakes, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Holiday Lakes, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Holiday Lakes, Texas
| image_map1               = Brazoria County HolidayLakes.svg
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]]

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2           = 2.53
| area_land_km2            = 2.28
| area_water_km2           = 0.25
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.98
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.88
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.10

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 991
| population_density_km2   = 548.67
| population_density_sq_mi = 1420.45

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| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| elevation_m              = 11
| elevation_ft             = 36
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|12|34|N|95|31|5|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-34502<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1388556<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|holidaylakestexas.com}}
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}}
'''Holiday Lakes''' is a town in [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 991 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4834502| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201858/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4834502| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holiday Lakes town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==

Holiday Lakes is at {{coord|29|12|34|N|95|31|5|W|type:city}} (29.209468, –95.517959),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> {{convert|7|mi|0}} northwest of [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]], the Brazoria County seat. The town consists of residential areas built around five small lakes, 29 Palms Lakes, Lake Alaska, Lake Yukon, Timber Lake, and Lake Aniak, all situated about {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of the [[Brazos River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 10.68%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1039
|2000= 1095
|2010= 1107
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=991}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Holiday Lakes racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4834502&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|284
|28.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|12
|1.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|4
|0.4%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2
|0.2%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|15
|1.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|673
|67.91%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''991'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 991 people, 298 households, and 240 families residing in the town.

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,095 people, 342 households, and 260 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,124.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 412 housing units at an average density of {{convert|423.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 73.97% White, 2.65% African American, 1.55% Native American, 18.81% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.21%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 342 households 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.7% of households were one person and 7.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.71.

The age distribution was 36.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median household income was $33,938 and the median family income  was $34,931. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,463. About 12.0% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The town is located in [[Angleton Independent School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48039_brazoria/DC20SD_C48039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brazoria County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 19, 2021}}</ref> including [[Angleton High School]].

The [[Texas Legislature]] designated portions of Angleton ISD that by September 1, 1995, had not been annexed by [[Alvin Community College]] as in the [[Brazosport College]] zone.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170.  BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]: "(2)  the Angleton Independent School District, except the part annexed by the Alvin Community College District before September 1, 1995."</ref> As Holiday Lakes is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.<ref>The [https://www.alvincollege.edu/about/images/TaxingDistrictMap-Large-2.jpg Taxation Map] and [https://www.alvincollege.edu/about/images/ServiceAreaMap-Large.jpg College Zone map] of [[Alvin Community College]] do not show Holiday Lakes, and based upon Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. it would be in the Brazosport College zone.</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.holidaylakestexas.com/ Town of Holiday Lakes official website]

{{Brazoria County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Brazoria County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Greater Houston]]