Holden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Holden, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Holden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Holden were 100 people, 9 would be kids under 18
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −11%. Owners hold 94 in every 100 households. Population: about 670 (census survey, 2020–24). For every 100 workers, 7 work from home, beside 9 across WV.
Median age 54.1 (WV 42.7).
About 145 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Among residents 45 to 54, 100% are men (WV 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 15 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Holden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Holden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Holden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Holden or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Holden in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.