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History · Holland

Holland dates to 1888, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1900.

1888founded
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Holland began

When was Holland founded?

1888

Holland dates its founding to 1888 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 255 in 19002020 census: 178138 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1889.The full story ↓

What stands out about Holland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Holland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 318 in 1920; 178 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Holland’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Holland, census by census

01002003001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 318

Peaked at 318 in 1920; 178 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Holland’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Holland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Holland.

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Holland was laid out in 1888. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Holland caused the name to be selected. A post office has been in operation at Holland since 1889. Holland was incorporated in 1898.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Holland, 1888 to 1967

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888
    FoundingHolland is established
  3. 1889Post officeThe Holland post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 318
  6. 1967On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Holland on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Holland on the 1967 USGS mapHolland on the 1985 USGS map1967Holland 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 Holland.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Grange TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Holland’s history

What year was Holland founded?

In 1888, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Holland’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1900 counted 255 people here.

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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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.