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Holland, Texas
Holland is a town of 1,299 people in Bell County, Texas, founded in 1881.
Why visit Holland
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Weather in Holland
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About Holland
Holland is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Texas is located in Holland. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area.
From the Wikipedia article Holland, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship5
Schools, colleges and libraries8
History
Holland's history reaches back to a time before the 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. 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 to 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 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 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 cotton gin.
From the History section of Holland, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Holland
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Bell County has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-05-17: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2008-09-10: Hurricane Ike (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Municipal Airport (TPL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Bartlett 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Belton 12 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Granger 12 mi south, about 19 min by car
- Sonterra 13 mi southwest, about 21 min by car
- Temple 15 mi north, about 24 min by car
- Harker Heights 19 mi northwest, about 30 min by car
- Taylor 22 mi south, about 35 min by car
- Killeen 23 mi northwest, about 38 min by car
- Georgetown 23 mi southwest, about 38 min by car
- Hutto 25 mi south, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Depot, Holland, Texas, Track View (16907135635), SMU Central University Libraries, No restrictions
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