Welcome to Holmen ...
The village of Holmen is located in La Crosse County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Holmen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Holmen has a population of 10,047 people<2> (see below for details).
Holmen is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Holmen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Holmen: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Holmen had an population of 10,047 people. This is an increase of 11.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 62.05% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Holmen had a population of 9,005 people (or 7.84% of the total population of La Crosse County). This makes Holmen the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Holmen represents 0.16% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,005 people, the population of Holmen increased 45.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,200 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Holmen.
Websites for Holmen ...
Official Website: www.holmenwi.com/
Communities near Holmen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Holmen.
- La Crosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- La Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <5>
- West Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Trempealeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Hokah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <5>
- Ettrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
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 Holmen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holmen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Holmen. 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 Holmen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmen. See our Newspapers Page for Holmen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holmen ...
Looking for more information about Holmen? 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 Holmen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holmen.
Adding Holmen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Holmen 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 for Holmen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Holmen post office opened in 1875.
We also found Holmen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Holmen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Holmen: www.holmenwi.com/
The official website for La Crosse County: www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including La Crosse, 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 Holmen. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holmen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Holmen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Holmen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |