Holiday Shores, Illinois

Holiday Shores, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°55′19″N89°56′26″W / 38.92194°N 89.94056°W / 38.92194; -89.94056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Madison
Townships	Fort Russell, Moro, Omphghent
Area [1]
• Total	2.04 sq mi (5.30 km2)
• Land	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2)
• Water	0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2)
Elevation [2]	518 ft (158 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	2,840
• Density	1,795.20/sq mi (692.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	62025 (Edwardsville) 62097 (Worden)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	410387 [2]
FIPS code	17-35541

Holiday Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,840 as of the 2020 census. ^[3]

Geography

Holiday Shores is in northern Madison County and consists of housing surrounding Holiday Lake, a reservoir on Joulters Creek. The lake outlet is a quarter mile north of Paddock Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Cahokia Creek, which continues southwest to the Mississippi River near Hartford.

The community is 15 miles (24 km) east of Alton, 10 miles (16 km) north of Edwardsville, the Madison county seat, and 30 miles (48 km) northeast of St. Louis.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,882		—
2020	2,840		−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

The community is in the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7. ^[5]

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holiday Shores, Illinois
3. "P1. Race – Holiday Shores CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. Geography Division (January 15, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 4, 2025. - Text list