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History · Holland Patent

Holland Patent dates to 1797, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1870.

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How Holland Patent began

When was Holland Patent founded?

1797

Holland Patent dates its founding to 1797 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 320 in 18702020 census: 416229 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1826.The full story ↓

What stands out about Holland Patent’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 Patent are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Holland Patent’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 556 in 1970; 416 people lived here in 2020.Deep rootsEstablished in 1797: 229 years of Holland Patent.
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How Holland Patent came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Holland Patent.

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In 1797, the village of Holland Patent was established by Gerrit Boon, an agent of the Holland Land Company to help develop and sell land that had been purchased as investments.

The Holland Patent Stone Churches Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The Holland Patent Railroad Station was listed in 2000.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

Holland Patent, census by census

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Peaked at 556 in 1970; 416 people lived here in 2020.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

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

Timeline

Holland Patent, 1797 to 1970

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1797
    FoundingHolland Patent is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1853Born hereHenry Wade Rogers is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1923Born hereJames H. Donovan is born here
  7. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 556
By decade

Holland Patent, decade by decade

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On the map

Holland Patent on the map, 1949 to 1955

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

Holland Patent on the 1949 USGS mapHolland Patent on the 1955 USGS map1949Oriskany 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 Patent.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Holland Patent

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

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Holland Patent

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Henry Wade RogersAmerican judge · b. 1853
James H. DonovanAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1923

Questions about Holland Patent’s history

What year was Holland Patent founded?

In 1797, according to Wikidata. Holland Patent’s post office opened in 1826, and the census of 1870 counted 320 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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.