Editing Holland, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Holland, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = "The Friendly Community"
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Downtown Holland Texas Wiki-1.jpg
| imagesize                = 250x200px
| image_caption            = Old buildings in Holland
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Holland.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| map_caption              = Location of Holland, Texas
| image_map1               = Bell Holland.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| 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        = [[Bell County, Texas|Bell]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Clif Carroll{{cn|date=August 2024}}
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1860 as Mountain Home<ref name=Holland>{{cite web |title=City of Holland - About Us |url=https://www.cityofholland.org/about-us |website=City of Holland |publisher=City of Holland, TX |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1891<ref name=Holland/>
<!-- Area -->
| 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>
| area_total_km2           = 4.31
| area_land_km2            = 4.26
| area_water_km2           = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.65
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1075
| population_density_sq_mi = 711.85
| population_density_km2   = 274.93
<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 538
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|52|51|N|97|24|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 76534
| area_code                = [[Area code 254|254]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-34508<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              = 2412762<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412762}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofholland.org/|City website}}
| footnotes                = 	
}}
'''Holland''' is a city in [[Bell County, Texas]], United States. The population was 1,075 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/G001/1600000US4834508| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195737/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4834508| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holland town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref> The [[center of population]] of Texas is located in Holland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080918020344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archivedate=September 18, 2008 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area|Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area]]. (Fort Hood was recently renamed Fort Cavazos.)

==History==
Holland's history reaches back to a time before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], 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.<ref>Schmidt, Walter G. ''An Encyclopedia of Texas Post Offices: Texas Post Offices Under Five Flags'' (1993) The Collectors' Club of Chicago, p 151.</ref> On November 6, 1871, the Mountain Home post office was officially closed.

In 1881, an extension of the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] was laid out from [[Denison, Texas|Denison]] to [[Taylor, Texas|Taylor]], 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.

James Reuben Holland arrived in [[Belton, Texas]], 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 [[Mountain Home, Texas|another community]]. 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 {{convert|105|acre}} of land along Darr's Creek for $5.00 an acre. The following year, Holland bought an additional {{convert|145|acre}} and built a steam-powered [[cotton gin]].

==Geography==

Holland is located in southeastern Bell County. [[Texas State Highway 95]] passes through the town, leading north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Temple, Texas|Temple]] and south {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Taylor, Texas|Taylor]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.12%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 368
|1900= 678
|1910= 778
|1920= 690
|1930= 788
|1940= 741
|1950= 674
|1960= 653
|1970= 723
|1980= 863
|1990= 1118
|2000= 1102
|2010= 1121
|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=1075}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Holland racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4834508&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 24, 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)
|688
|64.0%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|54
|5.02%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|48
|4.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|274
|25.49%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,075'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,075 people, 487 households, and 373 families residing in the town.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  1,102 people, 388 households, and 287 families resided in the town. The population density was {{convert|625.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Thewere 432 housing units  averaged 245.0/sq&nbsp;mi (94.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] 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.

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 alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.38.

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 were 85.9 males.

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 [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,360. About 24.2% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.2% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Holland is served by the [[Holland Independent School District]].

==Festivities==
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.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Holland, Texas}}
*[https://www.cityofholland.org/ City of Holland official website]

{{Bell County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Bell County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Texas]]