Holly Township is a civil township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,006 at the 2020 census.
Communities
- The village of Holly is located within the township.
In addition to the incorporated village in the Township, there are two unincorporated communities within the Township:
- Newark is located in the northern part of the township at the rail tracks and Belford Road ().
- Five Points is adjacent to Holly Village on Rood and Grange Hall Roads just south of where Quick and Fagan Roads merger to become Rood Road ( Elevation: 928 ft./283 m.).
History
Holly was the last of Oakland County's townships to be organized. It was organized on 6 March 1838.
Holly's oldest cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, was established around Holly's incorporation as a Township. There are veterans from every major war interred at Oak Hill, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Many of the founding families of the Holly area are also buried at Oak Hill, as well as Holly's historic 'sister cemetery', Lakeside Cemetery.
Around 1900 Holly reached the pinnacle of socioeconomic growth. Having taken full advantage of the booming rail industry, Holly found itself at the hub of rail transit between Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw, as well as east–west transit from Lansing to Port Huron. To this day trains have a profound effect on Holly's economy and social life.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.33%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census