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History · Holiday Lake

1 of Holiday Lake’s places is on the National Register

Most of Holiday Lake was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Below: maps from 1968 on.

1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Holiday Lake’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Holiday Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Holiday Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holiday Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Holiday Lake is a census-designated place located in Brooklyn Township in Poweshiek County in the state of Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 473. Holiday Lake is located 8 miles (13 km) north of the city of Brooklyn. The community surrounds a lake of the same name.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 433 to 473 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Holiday Lake, decade by decade

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Powell Playground2025Powell PlaygroundHoliday Lake Iowa2025Holiday Lake Iowa
On the map

Holiday Lake on the map, 1968 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Holiday Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Holiday Lake on the 1968 USGS mapHoliday Lake on the 1984 USGS map1968Belle Plaine SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Holiday Lake.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Holiday Lake

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
2009
Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery
Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Classical Revival1
Kent Union Chapel and CemeteryClassical Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Holiday Lake

Nobody well known was born in Holiday Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Danai GuriraZimbabwean-American actress · b. 1978
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Clyde KingAmerican rear admiral and rower · b. 1898
Marjorie CameronAmerican actress and occultist · b. 1922
Bruce BraleyAmerican politician · b. 1957
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George NissenAmerican inventor of the modern trampoline · b. 1914
Mona GuerrantAmerican tennis player · b. 1948

Questions about Holiday Lake’s history

What is on the National Register in Holiday Lake?

One place: the Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery (listed 2009).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.