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Welcome to Holiday Lakes ...

The town of Holiday Lakes is located on the Gulf Coast.

Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Holiday Lakes: Holiday Lks.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Holiday Lakes has a population of 1,228 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Holiday Lakes is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Holiday Lakes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holiday Lakes had an population of 1,228 people. This is an increase of 10.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holiday Lakes had a population of 1,107 people. This makes Holiday Lakes the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,107 people, the population of Holiday Lakes increased 1.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,095 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Holiday Lakes.

Communities near Holiday Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holiday Lakes.

  • Lake Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Angleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clute
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <4>
  • Iowa Colony
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Richwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweeny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jones Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Danbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Holiday Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holiday Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holiday Lakes. 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 Holiday Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holiday Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Holiday Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holiday Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Holiday Lakes? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holiday Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holiday Lakes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Holiday Lakes.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holiday Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.