Holland, Vermont
Holland, Vermont | ||
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Town | ||
FIPS code 50-33775[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1462277[2] |
Holland is a
It derives its name from Holland.
Government
Town
- Town Clerk – Diane Judd
- Treasurer – Diane Judd
- Delinquent Tax Collector – Diane Judd
- Auditor – Gaetane Patenaude
- Agent – Diane Judd
- Lister – Brian Currier
- Road Commissioner (appointed) – Tommy Charest
- Planning Commissioners – Albert Hauver, Marc Farrow, Gary Champney Jr.
- Solid Waste Supervisor – Winston Dowland
- Grand Juror – Speedo Deskins
- Cemetery Commissioner – Michael Percy
- Constable – Clara Nadeau
- Moderator – Eernest Emmerson
- Budget – $475,467
Building code
The building code requires a roof snow load bearing capacity of 50 pounds per square foot (2.4 kPa).[4]
School District
- Member, Union School Board – Lucy Cannon (2009) and Diane Rowlee (2010)Diana Emmerson
- Chair, School Board – Diana Limlaw
- Member, Board – Lori Ackerson (2009), Michael Lyon (2010), Diana Limlaw (2010)
- Principal – Linda Phalen
- Budget – $966,110
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.2 square miles (99 km2), of which 37.6 square miles (97 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (1.65%) is water.
Holland is the highest town in Orleans County. Perhaps due to its high altitude, Holland has historically had the coolest weather and highest rate of snowfall in Orleans County.
Holland contains three unincorporated villages:
- Holland Center
- Holland Pond
- Tice Hollow
History
The original town was laid out in quarter sections, that is, each grantee had about 1/4 of a square mile, or 160 acres (0.65 km2) each.[5]
In 1810, there was a smallpox epidemic.
In 1973, a promoter staged a rock concert which 30,000, mostly young people, attended, overwhelming local resources.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1810 | 128 | — | |
1820 | 100 | −21.9% | |
1830 | 422 | 322.0% | |
1840 | 605 | 43.4% | |
1850 | 669 | 10.6% | |
1860 | 748 | 11.8% | |
1870 | 881 | 17.8% | |
1880 | 913 | 3.6% | |
1890 | 878 | −3.8% | |
1900 | 838 | −4.6% | |
1910 | 722 | −13.8% | |
1920 | 714 | −1.1% | |
1930 | 580 | −18.8% | |
1940 | 533 | −8.1% | |
1950 | 406 | −23.8% | |
1960 | 376 | −7.4% | |
1970 | 383 | 1.9% | |
1980 | 473 | 23.5% | |
1990 | 423 | −10.6% | |
2000 | 588 | 39.0% | |
2010 | 629 | 7.0% | |
2020 | 632 | 0.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
As of the
There were 219 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were couples living together and joined in either
In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
Economy
Personal Income
The median income for a household in the town was $28,359, and the median income for a family was $29,297. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $16,528 for females. The
Notable people
- Robert W. Castle, Episcopal priest, activist and actor (Philadelphia, Beloved, Rachel Getting Married)[8]
- Lucy M. Hall(1843–1907), physician, writer
- William Sargent Ladd, banker, 5th mayor of Portland, Oregon[9]
- Horace Austin Warner Tabor, prospector, businessman, and politician
Footnotes
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Holland town, Orleans County, Vermont". Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Creaser, Richard (January 15, 2014). "Bond for school repairs approved". The Chronicle. Barton, Vermont. pp. 1A, 26A.
- ISBN 0-7385-3614-8., page 10
- ^ Wheeler, Scott (March 2009). "Fallout from Mac's Party". Vermont's Northland Journal. 7 (12): 19.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "William S. Ladd (1826-1893)". www.oregonencyclopedia.org.
References
- Ella Farrow (1979). History of Holland. Queen City Printers.
- Holland Historical Society (2004). Holland and Its Neighbors. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3614-8.
External links
- History of Holland from the Orleans County Historical Society