Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan is a city in western Michigan, United States. About 33,279 people live in Holland as of 2012.[4]
Holland, Michigan | |
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| Nickname(s): The Tulip City | |
 Location of Holland within Ottawa County, Michigan | |
  Holland, Michigan Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′N 86°6′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Ottawa, Allegan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nancy DeBoer |
| Area | |
| • City | 17.35 sq mi (44.94 km2) |
| • Land | 16.59 sq mi (42.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 662 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 33,051 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 33,543 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| • Urban [1] (2015) | 113,164 |
| • Metro | 1,433,288 (Grand Rapids-Holland-Muskegon 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[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0628421[3] |
| Website | www www |
Holland is famous for its Tulip Time festival, held every May. The festival was named Best Small Town Festival by Reader's Digest.[5]
History
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.[6]
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holland, Michigan
- Holland QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. Archived 2012-12-03 at the Wayback Machine quickfacts.census.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- 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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