Holliday is a city in
Archer CountyArcher County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...
,
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,
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. It is part of the
Wichita Falls, TexasWichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
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. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census. The town is named for nearby
Holliday CreekHolliday Creek is a stream located in Archer and Wichita counties, Texas. Its headwaters are in western Archer County, Texas. It crosses Archer County and then enters Wichita County and Lake Wichita...
, named in turn for John Holliday, a member of a
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military expedition.
Geography
Holliday is located at 33°48′49"N 98°41′37"W (33.813609, -98.693508).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 622 households, and 462 families residing in the city. The
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was 836.4 people per square mile (323.1/km²). There were 676 housing units at an average density of 346.5/sq mi (133.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.02% White, 1.10% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.35% from
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, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of the population.
There were 622 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were
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living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $19,375 for females. The
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for the city was $16,384. About 9.6% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
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