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Holliday, Missouri
Village
Location of Holliday, Missouri
Location of Holliday, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Monroe
Area
 • Total 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Land 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 114
 • Estimate 
(2019)
132
 • Density 505.75/sq mi (195.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65258
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-32626
GNIS feature ID 0719714

Holliday is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Holliday is located at 39°29′34″N 92°7′47″W / 39.49278°N 92.12972°W / 39.49278; -92.12972 (39.492854, -92.129773).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all of it land.

History

Holliday was platted in 1877, and named after Thompson Holliday, a local merchant. A post office called Holliday has been in operation since 1873.

Holliday Petroglyphs was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 115
1890 254 120.9%
1900 585 130.3%
1910 262 −55.2%
1920 260 −0.8%
1930 220 −15.4%
1940 207 −5.9%
1950 196 −5.3%
1960 181 −7.7%
1970 167 −7.7%
1980 168 0.6%
1990 139 −17.3%
2000 129 −7.2%
2010 137 6.2%
2019 (est.) 132 −3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 137 people, 59 households, and 41 families living in the village. The population density was 526.9 inhabitants per square mile (203.4/km2). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 273.1 per square mile (105.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% White, 0.7% African American, and 0.7% Native American.

There were 59 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 11.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the village was 44.2 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

Notable people

There are several Hollidays in the Holliday cemetery, from which the town received its name.

Jeff Thomann, artist, was raised in Holliday until he reached 8th grade.

Holliday has produced one Major League Baseball player: Chicago White Sox outfielder Guy Curtright (b. October 18, 1912)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Holliday (Misuri) para niños

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