Holmes is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Lake Township,

Wright County, Iowa Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,943. The county seat is Clarion. The county organization became effective in January 1851, and is believed to be named either after Silas Wrig ...

, United States. Holmes is located along County Highway R33, west of

Clarion Clarion may refer to: Music * Clarion (instrument), a type of trumpet used in the Middle Ages * The Register (music), register of a clarinet that ranges from B4 to C6 * A Trumpet (organ stop), trumpet organ stop that usually plays an octave abov ...

History

Founded in the 1800s, Holmes' population was 62 in 1902, and 154 in 1925.

Education

Holmes is a part of the

Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District The Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District is a rural state school, public school district headquartered in Clarion, Iowa. The school district is mostly in Wright County, Iowa, Wright County, with portions of the district extend ...

. It was in the

Clarion–Goldfield Community School District Clarion–Goldfield Community School District was a school district headquartered in Clarion, Iowa. It covered of area, mostly in Wright County, Iowa, Wright County with some portions in the counties in Hancock County, Iowa, Hancock and Humbold ...

, until July 1, 2014, when it merged into the current district.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education in Iowa and accredits private as well as public schools. It is headquartered in Des Moines. Organization As of 2020, the Iowa Department of Education c ...

. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.

References

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