| Official Name: | Holiday Beach, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aransas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 514 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 28.1672°N -97.0081°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 78382 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-34478 |
Holiday Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Aransas County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 514.[1] This was a new CDP for the 2010 census.[2]
Holiday Beach is located at 28.1672°N -97.0081°W (28.167125, -97.008001). It is situated on the eastern shore of Copano Bay along State Highway 35 in Aransas County, approximately northeast of Rockport.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9sqmi, of which 1.6sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi is water.[4]
Development of the area began in the mid-1960s, when a group of Dallas investors organized the Copano Land Company. The first lots were sold around 1964. The subdivision continued to develop with waterfront homes and boat canals throughout the remainder of the twentieth century. Holiday Beach was home to an estimated 1,000 residents in 2000.
In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey destroyed the area after making landfall in Holiday Beach.[3]
Holiday Beach is divided into twelve subdivision sections. They are Bayview, Belaire, Hillcrest, Mesquite Tree, Newcomb Bend, Northview, Oak Shores, Palmetto Point, St. Charles, Sherwood Downs, Southview, and Woodland Hills.[5]
Public education in the community of Holiday Lakes is provided by the Aransas County Independent School District.