About Holt
Holt is a small unincorporated community in southern Michigan.
Holt holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.65 square miles.
📰 Holt News Today
- Drey Anthony Clark Obituary (2026) - Holt, MI - Pray Funeral Home, Inc. Legacy obituary · Aug 3
- Holt’s Music Instrument Swap Brings Free Summer Concerts to Mid-Michigan WILX · Aug 11
- Tanner Holt espn.com · Aug 8
- Laela Jordon Woodworth Obituary | Palmer Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Home | Holt, MI Tribute Archive · Aug 7
- Holt Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Holt Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lansing (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Holt
- Applebee's — american
- Asia's Finest - Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese Cuisine
- Biggby Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Buddies Grill — american
- Cleats Bar & Grill — burger
- Coffee Barrel — coffee shop (café)
- Dan's Coney Island — american
- Detroit Wing Company
- Gravity Smokehouse Brew & Que — steak house
- Happy's Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Holt
- Burchfield Park reviews ★
- Beck Park reviews ★
- Centennial Farms Park reviews ★
- Dutch Meadows Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- East Holt Road Trail Head reviews ★
- Esker Landing Park reviews ★
- Georgetown Park reviews ★
- Holt and Aurelius Plaza reviews ★
- Holt-Eifert Road Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hope Soccer Complex reviews ★
- Jaycee Park reviews ★
- John Taylor Memorial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Holt
- Elliott Elementary School
- Holt Junior High School
- Holt Senior High School
- Hope Middle School
- Horizon Elementary School
- Sycamore Elementary School
- Washington Woods Middle School
- Wilcox Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMichigan
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area15.65 sq mi
Coordinates42.6421, -84.5308