Holland, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Holland, Arkansas
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Name2:Faulkner
Area Total Km2:17.43
Area Total Sq Mi:6.73
Area Land Km2:17.43
Area Land Sq Mi:6.73
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:361
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:586
Population Metro:748,031
Population Density Km2:33.61
Population Density Sq Mi:87.06
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:35.1578°N -92.2806°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72173
Area Code:501
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:05-32710
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2404711
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]

Holland is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 557 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Central Arkansas region.

Holland gained media attention after 13-year-old Kacie Woody was reported missing from her home in this area in 2002; an investigation revealed that she was abducted by a California man she befriended online while he had pretended to be a teen boy. The next day their bodies were found inside a storage unit in Conway, after he had fatally shot her and later himself. Woody's father then founded the Kacie Woody Foundation in order to educate parents and children about Internet safety.[3]

Geography

Holland is located just east of the center of Faulkner County.[4] Holland Hill, a low ridge, forms a rough semi-circle around the northern, eastern, and southern sides of town. Arkansas Highway 287 passes through the town, leading west 8miles to U.S. Route 65 at Springhill and south 3miles to Arkansas Highway 36. Conway, the county seat, is to the southwest of Holland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Holland has a total area of 17.9km2, all land.[2]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 577 people, 217 households, and 164 families residing in the city. The population density was 83.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 235 housing units at an average density of 34.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 96.01% White, 1.39% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 217 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,368, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $20,982 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,370. About 10.6% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Holland city, Arkansas. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 15, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213055218/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0532710. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: Kacie's Story. Kacie Woody Foundation. February 16, 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.