Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan | |
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 Downtown Holland, MI | |
| Nickname: The Tulip City | |
 Location of Holland within Ottawa County, Michigan | |
  Holland, Michigan Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′15″N 86°06′32″W / 42.78750°N 86.10889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Ottawa, Allegan |
| Area | |
| • City | 17.45 sq mi (45.19 km2) |
| • Land | 16.68 sq mi (43.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| Elevation | 662 ft (202 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 34,378 |
| • Density | 2,060.66/sq mi (795.62/km2) |
| • Urban | 107,034 |
| • Metro | 1,150,015 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metropolitan area) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 49422-49424 |
| Area code(s) | 616,269 |
| FIPS code | 26-38640[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0628421[5] |
| Website | www www |
Holland, Michigan is a city in western Michigan, United States. There were 34,378 people living in Holland as of 2020.[2]
Holland is famous for its Tulip Time festival, held every May. The festival was named Best Small Town Festival by Reader's Digest.[6]
History[change | change source]
Holland was started in 1847 by Dutch Calvinist separatists, led by Dr. Albertus van Raalte. They had left the Netherlands because they had been persecuted (were not treated nicely) there because of their religious beliefs.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Holland city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Urban and Rural: List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Holland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Tulip Time Festival. Archived 2013-09-04 at the Wayback Machine holland.org. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ Moore, Charles (1915). History of Michigan, Vol. I, pp. 529-31. The Lewis Publishing Company.
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