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Holliday, Missouri
Holliday is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. Geography Holliday is located at (39.492854, -92.129773). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all 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 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 . There were 71 housing units at an average density of . 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 husb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village (United States)
In the United States, the meaning of village varies by geographic area and legal jurisdiction. In many areas, "village" is a term, sometimes informal, for a type of administrative division at the local government level. Since the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from legislating on local government, the states are free to have political subdivisions called "villages" or not to and to define the word in many ways. Typically, a village is a type of municipality, although it can also be a special district or an unincorporated area. It may or may not be recognized for governmental purposes. In informal usage, a U.S. village may be simply a relatively small clustered human settlement without formal legal existence. In colonial New England, a village typically formed around the meetinghouses that were located in the center of each town.Joseph S. Wood (2002), The New England Village', Johns Hopkins University Press Many of these colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |