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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.

Holyoke within Phillips County

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

Population over time

2 figures

Holyoke 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,313
20202,346+33 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

25 since 2004

Regional 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/undetermined24
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE
3 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHolyoke Volunteer Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
29 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE
28 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE
14 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE
17 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE
11 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresHolyoke Volunteer Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
27 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersHOLYOKE

Every fire recorded in Phillips County

Storms near this place

60 of 105 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHolyoke1 hurtStrong 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 2006Thunderstorm WindHolyoke$1,000,000Stong 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 2009Flash FloodHolyoke$30,000Floodwaters 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 2021Flash FloodHolyoke$25,000Thunderstorms 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 2013Thunderstorm WindHolyoke$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a telephone pole.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-County dispatch reported two trees down on houses within Holyoke, along with other tree damage and power outages. Time estimated.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Mesonet station US 385 south of Holyoke.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Mesonet station along US 385 south of Holyoke.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-The report was received from mesonet station AW276 Holyoke.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-The report was from mesonet station CO048 US 385 Holyoke.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-CDOT station south of Holyoke on US 385.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-The mesonet station CO048 U.S. 385 Holyoke from CDOT reported the wind gust.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-A CDOT sensor on US-385 south of Holyoke reported a wind gust of 74mph and a sustained wind of 57mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-This was recorded on a CDOT weather sensor.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Weather station CO048 US 385 Holyoke.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Holyoke-A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed.
July 2019Tornado (EF0)Holyoke-A small tornado touched down in an open field; no damage was observed.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Intense straight-line winds downed trees. The storm also produced dime size hail.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-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 2014Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-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 2007Tornado (EF0)Holyoke-A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Strong thunderstorm winds blew a grain bin 100 to 200 yards into some vehicles.
August 2006Flash FloodHolyoke-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 2005HailHolyoke-Hail completely destroyed a pinto bean crop.
August 2005Flash FloodHolyoke-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 2005Tornado (F0)Holyoke-A tornado touched down briefly in an open field but did no damage.
June 2004Tornado (F0)Holyoke-A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
June 2004Tornado (F0)Holyoke-A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-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 2002Flash FloodHolyoke-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 1998Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-Strong thunderstorm winds blew the awning off a business in Holyoke. The time of the incident was approximated.
August 1997Tornado (F1)Holyoke-A tornado touched down causing some minor wind damage to some sheds in the area.
July 1995Tornado (F0)Holyoke-Tornado did no damage in open field.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
April 2024HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2023HailHolyoke-no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2023HailHolyoke-no account filed
July 2020HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2018HailHolyoke-no account filed
May 2018HailHolyoke-no account filed
May 2018HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2017HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2017HailHolyoke-no account filed
October 2017HailHolyoke-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2015HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
May 2013HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2010HailHolyoke-no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHolyoke-no account filed
March 2007HailHolyoke-no account filed
June 2007FloodHolyoke-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Phillips County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Paoli9.2 miles7
Amherst9.9 miles8
Haxtun17.6 miles7

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 HolyokeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2273367The 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.