Welcome to Holyoke ...The city of Holyoke is located in Phillips County<1> and is the County Seat for Phillips County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Holyoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. The city was incorporated May 31, 1888. When the people of Holyoke refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Holyoker<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Holyoke has a population of 2,232 people<3> (see below for details). Holyoke is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Holyoke is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Holyoke lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Holyoke (for example, toward Hamlet (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Holyoke: 970 & 748<5> The ZIP code for Holyoke: 80734<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holyoke had an population of 2,232 people. This is a decrease of 3.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.28% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Holyoke had a population of 2,313 people (which is 51.76% of the total population of Phillips County). This makes Holyoke the county's most populous community. The population of Holyoke represents 0.05% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 108th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,313 people, the population of Holyoke increased 2.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,261 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Holyoke. Communities Also Named Holyoke ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Holyoke - they are located in Alberta, Kansas (2), Massachusetts and Minnesota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holyoke. Communities near Holyoke ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holyoke.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Holyoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holyoke. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holyoke. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holyoke. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holyoke. See our Newspapers Page for Holyoke. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holyoke ...Looking for more information about Holyoke? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Holyoke, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Holyoke. Adding Holyoke to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Holyoke in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Holyoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Holyoke. Footnotes ...
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