Hollister (California)
| Hollister | |
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 Hollister City Hall |
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| Location in San Benito County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1868 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | San Benito County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 51 ′ N , 121 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 34,924 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,857.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 18.8 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 88 m |
| Postcodes : | 95023-95024 |
| Area code : | +1 831 |
| FIPS : | 06-34120 |
| GNIS ID : | 1658766 |
| Website : | hollister.ca.gov |
Hollister is a city and county seat in San Benito County in the US state of California with around 35,000 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
The city forms the southern end of the Santa Clara Valley . The urban area covers an area of 18.8 square kilometers. The San Andreas Fault runs through the urban area and can be easily recognized in several places.
traffic
The city is connected by rail and several expressways to San José and San Francisco in the north.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census , the majority of Hollister's residents are Hispanic or Latino , around 65 percent. Around 29 percent are whites of European descent, while the remainder are split between other races as well as African American and Asians. The number of Latinos is quite high even for the California average. At the time of the census the number of households was 9860. For every 100 women there were 98.7 men, while the median age was 30.8 years. However, the total number of inhabitants had hardly changed within a decade. In 2000, 34,413 people lived in the city, ten years later the number was 34,928.
Others
The city became famous through the events of a meeting of motorcyclists on July 4, 1947.
The fashion company Hollister is named after the city. The name gained worldwide fame on numerous items of clothing.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Virtual tour of Hollister, California and the Calaveras Fault (English)
- A walking tour of the Calaveras fault in Hollister, California (English)