Editing Holland, Vermont

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'''Holland''' is a [[Vermont municipality|town]] in [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 632 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001933775|title=Census - Geography Profile: Holland town, Orleans County, Vermont|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

It derives its name from [[Holland]].

==Government==
===Town===

* Town Clerk – Diane Judd
* Treasurer – Diane Judd
* Delinquent Tax Collector – Diane Judd
* Auditor – Gaetane Patenaude
* Agent – Diane Judd
* Lister – Brian Currier
* Road Commissioner (appointed) – Tommy Charest
* Planning Commissioners – Albert Hauver, Marc Farrow, Gary Champney Jr.
* Solid Waste Supervisor – Winston Dowland
* Grand Juror – Speedo Deskins
* Cemetery Commissioner – Michael Percy
* Constable – Clara Nadeau
* Moderator – Eernest Emmerson
* Budget – $475,467

====Building code====

The building code requires a roof snow load bearing capacity of {{convert|50|psf}}.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Richard | last=Creaser | title=Bond for school repairs approved | newspaper=The Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | pages= 1A, 26A | date=January 15, 2014 }}</ref>

===School District===

* Member, Union School Board – Lucy Cannon (2009) and Diane Rowlee (2010)Diana Emmerson
* Chair, School Board – Diana Limlaw
* Member, Board – Lori Ackerson (2009), Michael Lyon (2010), Diana Limlaw (2010)
* Principal – Linda Phalen
* Budget – $966,110

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|38.2|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.6|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|mi2|km2}} (1.65%) is water.

Holland is the highest town in Orleans County. Perhaps due to its high altitude, Holland has historically had the coolest weather and highest rate of snowfall in Orleans County.

Holland contains three unincorporated villages:
* Holland Center
* Holland Pond
* Tice Hollow

==History==
The original town was laid out in quarter sections, that is, each grantee had about 1/4 of a square mile, or {{convert|160|acre|km2}} each.<ref name=HHS>{{cite book |title=Holland and Its Neighbors |year=2004 |isbn=0-7385-3614-8 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |author=Holland Historical Society}}, page 10</ref>

In 1810, there was a smallpox epidemic.

In 1973, a promoter staged a rock concert which 30,000, mostly young people, attended, overwhelming local resources.<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Scott |last=Wheeler |date=March 2009 |title=Fallout from Mac's Party |journal=Vermont's Northland Journal |volume=7 |issue=12 |pages=19 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 128
|1820= 100
|1830= 422
|1840= 605
|1850= 669
|1860= 748
|1870= 881
|1880= 913
|1890= 878
|1900= 838
|1910= 722
|1920= 714
|1930= 580
|1940= 533
|1950= 406
|1960= 376
|1970= 383
|1980= 473
|1990= 423
|2000= 588
|2010= 629
|2020= 632
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 19, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 588 people, 219 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 354 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.4|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 219 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were couples living together and joined in either [[marriage]] or [[Civil Union|civil union]], 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

==Economy==
===Personal Income===
The median income for a household in the town was $28,359, and the median income for a family was $29,297. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $16,528 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,936. About 12.6% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. Holland has the lowest per capita income of any place in Orleans County.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Robert W. Castle]], Episcopal priest, activist and actor (''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', ''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'', ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'')<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Margalit|last=Fox|title=Robert W. Castle Jr., Outspoken Harlem Priest and Accidental Actor, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/nyregion/robert-w-castle-jr-outspoken-harlem-priest-dies-at-83.html?ref=obituaries&_r=1& |work=[[New York Times]] |date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lucy M. Hall]] (1843–1907), physician, writer
* [[William Sargent Ladd]], banker, 5th mayor of [[Portland, Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/ladd_william_s_1826_1893_/#.U8mK_0CuqSo|title=William S. Ladd (1826-1893)|website=www.oregonencyclopedia.org}}</ref>
* [[Horace Austin Warner Tabor]], prospector, businessman, and politician

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |title=History of Holland |year=1979 |publisher=Queen City Printers |author=Ella Farrow}}
* {{cite book |title=Holland and Its Neighbors |year=2004 |isbn=0-7385-3614-8 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |author=Holland Historical Society}}

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130415131046/http://www.oldstonehousemuseum.org/Holland.html History of Holland] from the Orleans County Historical Society

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[[Category:Towns in Orleans County, Vermont]]
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