Holyoke, Colorado
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Holyoke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80734. It stands on North Fork Frenchman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Holyoke quadrangle. 2,346 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,750 feet above sea level.
On record in Holyoke
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
W. E. Heginbotham Houselisted 1988
Millage Farm Rural Historic Districtlisted 2013
Phillips County Courthouselisted 2007- Hargreaves Homestead Rural Historic Districtlisted 2013
- Reimer-Smith Oil Stationlisted 2000
Population over time
2 figuresHolyoke grew from 2,313 to 2,346 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,313 | |
| 2020 | 2,346 | +33 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Holyoke quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Julesburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Holyoke between 2004 and 2017, burning about 427 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
| 14 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
| 17 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
| 11 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 27 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | HOLYOKE |
Storms near this place
60 of 105 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holyoke in 105 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 6 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | 1 hurt | Strong thunderstorm winds flipped over a travel trailer at a mobile home park. One of the occupants had to be treated for minor cuts and bruises. A couple of blocks away, a cover from a skylight was ripped away from the roof of another residence. The strong winds also downed several large branches in the immediate area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | $1,000,000 | Stong thunderstorm winds ruptured a large storage bin containing 85,000-90,000 bushels of popcorn at Jack's Bean Company southeast of Holyoke. When the large bin ruptured, the collapse damaged two smaller 55,000 bushel bins adjacent to it. In addition, a trailer and shed were extensively damaged. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Holyoke | $30,000 | Floodwaters up to one foot in depth were reportedly running over U.S. Highway 385. In addition, flash flooding from heavy rains washed out portions of several roads between County Roads 10 and 21. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Holyoke | $25,000 | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in southeast Phillips County. Local law enforcement reported several roads were flooded southeast of Holyoke. Rainfall measurements from 4 to 9 inches were reported. Several houses had water rise up to the front doors. Significant flash flooding was observed 6 miles east of Holyoke on U.S. Highway 6. Widespread flooding of roads, ditches, and fields was reported. At least one road crossing Frenchman Creek was impassable. Frenchman Creek and other streams had significant flooding as well. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a telephone pole. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | County dispatch reported two trees down on houses within Holyoke, along with other tree damage and power outages. Time estimated. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Mesonet station US 385 south of Holyoke. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Mesonet station along US 385 south of Holyoke. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | The report was received from mesonet station AW276 Holyoke. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | The report was from mesonet station CO048 US 385 Holyoke. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | CDOT station south of Holyoke on US 385. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | The mesonet station CO048 U.S. 385 Holyoke from CDOT reported the wind gust. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | A CDOT sensor on US-385 south of Holyoke reported a wind gust of 74mph and a sustained wind of 57mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | This was recorded on a CDOT weather sensor. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Weather station CO048 US 385 Holyoke. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyoke | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyoke | - | A small tornado touched down in an open field; no damage was observed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Intense straight-line winds downed trees. The storm also produced dime size hail. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Intense thunderstorm winds knocked down power line south of Holyoke along US 385. The highway was closed in both directions between Holyoke and Wray. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Intense thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off of outbuildings and a ham radio tower was blown down. In addition several trees, 35-40 ft tall, were uprooted and blown over. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyoke | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew a grain bin 100 to 200 yards into some vehicles. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Holyoke | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding southeast of Holyoke. Eighteen county roads were damaged and several were washed out between Holyoke and the Phillips/Yuma County line. Doppler radar estimated up to 3 inches of rain had fallen in 45 minutes. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Holyoke | - | Hail completely destroyed a pinto bean crop. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Holyoke | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding problems near Holyoke. Several regularly maintained roads were washed out northwest of Holyoke. Storm totals ranged from 3.5 to 4 inches in the area. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Holyoke | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field but did no damage. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Holyoke | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Holyoke | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | The combination of large hail and strong winds proved to be too much for crops in western Phillips County. One farmer had approximately 240 acres of wheat extensively damaged. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Holyoke | - | Heavy rainfall caused flooding and flash flooding problems in and around Holyoke. In the town of Holyoke, the intersections of State Highways 385 and 6 were under water. Floodwaters also inundated highway 385, 8 miles north of Holyoke. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew the awning off a business in Holyoke. The time of the incident was approximated. |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Holyoke | - | A tornado touched down causing some minor wind damage to some sheds in the area. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Holyoke | - | Tornado did no damage in open field. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Flood | Holyoke | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Holyoke | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2273367 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 182823. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



