Holiday Beach, Texas

Holiday Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Aransas County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 514.^[2] This was a new CDP for the 2010 census.^[3]

Holiday Beach, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 28°10′01″N 97°00′28″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Aransas
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (5 km2)
• Land	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	514
• Density	270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78382
FIPS code	48-34478
GNIS feature ID	2586937[1]

Geography

Holiday Beach is situated on the eastern shore of Copano Bay along State Highway 35 in Aransas County, about 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Rockport.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km²) is covered by water.^[5]

History

Development of the area began in the mid-1960s, when a group of Dallas investors organized the Copano Land Company. The first lots were sold around 1964. The subdivision continued to develop, with waterfront homes and boat canals throughout the remainder of the 20th century. Holiday Beach was home to an estimated 1,000 residents in 2000.

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey destroyed the area after making landfall in Holiday Beach.^[4]

Subdivisions

Holiday Beach is divided into 12 subdivision sections: Bayview, Belaire, Hillcrest, Mesquite Tree, Newcomb Bend, Northview, Oak Shores, Palmetto Point, St. Charles, Sherwood Downs, Southview, and Woodland Hills.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	514		—
2020	526		2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]

Holiday Beach first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[19]

Holiday Beach CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[21]	Pop 2020[20]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	433	411	84.24%	78.14%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.19%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	4	0.00%	0.76%
Asian alone (NH)	2	4	0.39%	0.76%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	4	0.00%	0.76%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed or multiracial (NH)	2	17	0.39%	3.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	85	14.98%	16.16%
Total	514	526	100.00%	100.00%

Education

Public education in the community of Holiday Lakes is provided by the Rockport-Fulton Independent School District.