Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.9 km²), of which, 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (5.34%) is water. Holland is bounded on the east by Sturbridge

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.The population was 9,268 at the 2010 census...

; on the south by Union

Union, Connecticut

Union is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 854 at the 2010 census, making it the least populous town in Connecticut and the second-least populous municipality in Connecticut; only the Borough of Fenwick has fewer people...

, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

; on the west by Wales

Wales, Massachusetts

Wales is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

; and on the north by Brimfield

Brimfield, Massachusetts

Brimfield is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. Holland is equidistant between Springfield and Worcester, a distance of approximately 30 miles (48.3 km). Holland is also within commuting distance (approximately 35 miles) from Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

, as it is located along the Interstate 84

Interstate 84 (east)

Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania at an interchange with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike . I-84 has mile-log junction numbering in Pennsylvania; otherwise, exit numbers are roughly sequential...

 corridor on the Massachusetts-Connecticut border.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,407 people, 898 households, and 668 families residing in the town. The population density

Population density

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 was 194.2 people per square mile (75.0/km²). There were 1,317 housing units at an average density of 106.3 per square mile (41.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.97% White, 0.08% Black or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.83% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 898 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,073, and the median income for a family was $57,024. Males had a median income of $40,636 versus $29,010 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the town was $21,770. About 6.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Holland Elementary School, serving grades preschool-6, has its own school committee, part of School Union 61. The town is considering merging its elementary school with Wales'. Holland students attend Tantasqua Regional Junior High School (grades 7-8) and Tantasqua Regional High School

Tantasqua Regional High School

Tantasqua Regional High School is a public high school in south-central Massachusetts, that serves the towns of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.-Overview:...

 in Sturbridge. Union 61 and the Tantasqua district share administrators, including the superintendent, and both include Brimfield, Brookfield

Brookfield, Massachusetts

Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718...

, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.