Holmes Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States.

Holmes obtained the interest of three others, Frank B. Giles of Georgia, Pedar Mickelsen of Minnesota and Francis Karel of Chicago, to help develop it.

One person had a plane at the airport and used it as an air taxi during the tourist season and was used by residents and visitors taking them to wherever they wanted to go.

Opponents of incorporation argued that tax money from cigarettes and liquor sales would be lost along with county assistance for road maintenance.

Those in favor of incorporation argued that it would be easier for lenders to finance new construction on the island and give local residents an equal weight for their voice in their own government.

[11] In 1954, Holmes Beach annexed the neighboring subdivision communities of Ilexhurst, Jones, and Casanas, bringing the entirety of Anna Maria Island under municipal governments.

It was uninhabited until 1960, when a bridge was built joining it to the Holmes Beach section of Anna Maria Island; development then began.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,010 people, 2,380 households, and 1,329 families residing in the city.

[17] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,836 people, 2,172 households, and 1,084 families residing in the city.