A Visit to Holland, Michigan: A Town with a Dutch History

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Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River (formerly known locally as the Black River).

Holland, Michigan
City
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Nickname(s): The Tulip City
Location of Holland within Ottawa County, Michigan
Location of Holland within Ottawa County, Michigan
Holland, Michigan is located in the US Holland, MichiganHolland, Michigan
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°47′N 86°6′W
Country United States
State Michigan
Counties Ottawa, Allegan
Government
• Mayor Nancy DeBoer
Area[1]
• City 17.35 sq mi (44.94 km2)
• Land 16.59 sq mi (42.97 km2)
• Water 0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
Elevation 662 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• City 33,051
• Estimate (2016)[3] 33,543
• Density 1,900/sq mi (740/km2)
• Urban[4] (2015) 113,164
• Metro 1,433,288 (Grand Rapids-Holland-Muskegon metropolitan area)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 49422-49424
Area code(s) 616,269
FIPS code 26-38640[5]
GNIS feature ID 0628421[6]
Website www.cityofholland.com
www.enjoyhollandmichigan.com
The city spans the Ottawa/Allegan county line, with 9.08 square miles (23.52 km2) in Ottawa and the remaining 8.13 square miles (21.06 km2) in Allegan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,051,[7] with an Urbanized Area population of 113,164,[8] Holland, MI Urbanized Area as of 2015, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates:

Holland is the largest city in Ottawa County, and as of 2013 part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Holland was founded by Dutch Americans, and is in an area that has a large percentage of citizens of Dutch American heritage. It is home to Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, institutions of the Reformed Church in America.