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21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% were from 18 to 24, 25.6% were from 25 to 44, 35.3% were from 45 to 64, and 11.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 2.90.
467:, the town has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.8 km), of which 12.3 square miles (31.8 km) are land and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km), or 5.88%, are water. Holland is bounded on the east by 1091:. Bureau of the Census. Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920 988: 71: 460:. The town is nestled amongst two hill ranges, where elevations reach up to greater than 1,100 feet (340 m), for example on Rattlesnake Mountain in the northwest part of town. 406:
Throughout the years, Holland has remained an example of the charm and beauty of the traditional New England village. At different times, it has sustained industries such as
1116:. Department of the Interior, Census Office. Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890 792:, there were 2,481 people, 994 households and 697 families residing in the town. There were 1,365 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% 387:
In 1730, the area that would become the town of Holland was settled by [ Joseph Blodgett, whose descendants still live in the town today. The town was named after
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a few years earlier, in 1775. Holland separated from Wales because the town center of Wales was up through a mountain which made it hard to get through.
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touches the southeastern corner of Holland at the Massachusetts–Connecticut border; the closest access is from Exit 74 in Union, Connecticut.
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was $ 75,000, and the median family income was $ 85,952. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 60,915 and females $ 43,922. The
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in Sturbridge. Union 61 and the Tantasqua district share administrators, including the superintendent, and both include Brimfield,
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The 200-year-old town hall was destroyed in a fire in December 1995. The new town hall was dedicated on July 11, 1998, by
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each year by the state of Massachusetts. There is also a park and a swimming area at the picturesque Lake Siog.
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Of the 994 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were headed by
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was $ 34,188. About 3.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
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Holland is located in the southeastern corner of Hampden County in
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Holland Elementary School, serving grades Pre-K–6, has its own
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Index

Town
Holland Public Library
Official seal of Holland, Massachusetts
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
42°03′50″N 72°09′28″W / 42.06389°N 72.15778°W / 42.06389; -72.15778
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Hampden
Open town meeting
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
ZIP Code
Area code
413
FIPS code
GNIS
town.holland.ma.us
town
Hampden County
Massachusetts
2020 census
Springfield, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Statistical Area
census-designated place

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