Hollister, California This article is about the town/city in San Benito County, California.
City of Hollister Hollister's City Hall Hollister's City Hall Location in San Benito County and the state of California Location in San Benito County and the state of California City of Hollister is positioned in the US City of Hollister - City of Hollister Hollister is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of San Benito County, California, United States.
Hollister is primarily an agricultural town.
8.2 Confusion with Hollister Co.
The Mutsun Ohlone Indians were the first known inhabitants of the Hollister region.
The town, then positioned in Monterey County, was established November 19, 1868 when the San Justo Homestead Association purchased the property from William Welles Hollister (1818 1886).
Undecided about a name for the new town, an association member, Napa vintner Henry Hagen, was tired of Saint and Spanish names in close-by towns and suggested the name Hollister.
The portion of San Benito County, including Hollister, was separated from Monterey County in 1874.
Hollister California Hollister is well-known among geologists because it portrays one of the best examples of aseismic creep anywhere in the world.
The Calaveras Fault (a branch of the San Andreas Fault system) bisects the town/city north and south, roughly along Locust Ave.
Although there was extensive damage in the town after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the governor of California came to visit, this was due to a slip of the San Andreas Fault and was not related to the aseismic creep on the Calaveras Fault.
Hollister is one of at least three California suburbs to claim the title of "Earthquake Capital of the World" the other two being Coalinga and Parkfield. Hollister has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Koppen csb) that has warmer summers than the Monterey Salinas region but also being cooler than many other inland metros/cities of the central part of the state.
Climate data for Hollister, California (1948-2015 normals) In the city, the populace was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
From 2002 to 2008, Hollister experienced a state-mandated building moratorium due to inadequate wastewater infrastructure. The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Hollister had a populace of 34,928.
The ethnic makeup of Hollister was 10,164 (29.1%) White, 341 (1.0%) African American, 617 (1.8%) Native American, 929 (2.7%) Asian, 63 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 10,437 (29.9%) from other competitions, and 1,780 (5.1%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 34,813 citizens (99.7% of the population) lived in homeholds, 9 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 106 (0.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 9,860 homeholds, out of which 5,291 (53.7%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 5,900 (59.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,511 (15.3%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 720 (7.3%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 11,076 citizens (31.7%) under the age of 18, 3,545 citizens (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 9,927 citizens (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 7,803 citizens (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,577 citizens (7.4%) who were 65 years of age or older.
20,781 citizens (59.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 14,032 citizens (40.2%) lived in rental housing units.
County offices, such as the former San Benito County Courthouse, are positioned in the governmental center of county of Hollister.
In the California State Legislature, Hollister is in the 12th Senate District, represented by Republican Anthony Cannella, and in the 30th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anna Caballero. In the United States House of Representatives, Hollister is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta. Around early 2014, Hollister hired four additional police officers to battle a perceived increase in methamphetamine use. In addition, the early 2010s saw an increase in heroin use among young grownups, possibly related to tighter regulation of prescription drugs such as Oxycontin which have similar effects to heroin. Furthermore, youth violence spiked around 2013 and 2014. The Hollister Free Lance is a small-town journal now presented on Fridays by New SV Media.
The San Juan Star is a monthly printed announcement including small-town coverage of San Benito County.
The following airways broadcasts are licensed to Hollister: Route 25 through Hollister was until 1984 defined under State law as a segment of State Route 180. San Benito County Express provides small-town service inside Hollister, county-wide service to San Juan Bautista and Gilroy, on-request "Dial-a-Ride" service, and paratransit. Hollister Municipal Airport is a general aviation facility.
The State of California, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development defines Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital as a General Acute Care Hospital in Hollister with Basic emergency care as of August 22, 2006.
The Hollister Hills Vehicular Recreation Area, southwest of the chief town, draws over 100,000 vehicles per year. The rally was revived in 1997 as the Hollister Independence Rally.
In 2005, the Hollister City Council discontinued their contract with the event organizers, the Hollister Independence Rally Committee, due to financial and enhance safety concerns. The event was canceled in 2006 due to lack of funding for security, but returned in 2007 and 2008.
The 2009-2012 rallies were canceled, but the annual rally was reinstated in 2013, and was expected to be profitable for the town. Following a biker gang shooting at the 2014 rally, Hollister mandated that bars must stop selling alcohol after midnight amid the 2015 rally. In 2016, the town/city hired its third promoter in four years; turnout for the 2016 rally was expected to be around 40,000. Confusion with Hollister Co. Hollister Co.
According to Abercrombie & Fitch, the name "Hollister" was pulled out of thin air.
The town/city of Hollister is not affiliated with Hollister Co., and Hollister Co.
Does not manufacture goods nor operate a store in the town/city of Hollister.
In 2009 Abercrombie & Fitch threatened to sue small-town merchants in the town/city of Hollister for trademark infringement for attempting to sell clothes bearing the name "Hollister", prompting at least one merchant to back down. "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
"Hollister (city) Quick - Facts".
HOLLISTER 2, CALIFORNIA: Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary; Western Regional Climate Center Mayor expresses concern about Hollister's expansion pace, Hollister Free Lance, January 26, 2016 "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Hollister city".
"11 Meth Arrests In Hollister Last Week".
"Hollister's young grownups drive spike in heroin use".
San Benito County Today (Hollister Free Lance).
"Hollister's 'Taking Back Our Streets' event supports small-town youth".
"San Benito County Express - Intercounty".
Motocross idea east of Hollister irks neighbors, Hollister Free Lance, March 27, 2015] "Manager: Hollister Rally to finish in the black".
"Hollister cutting off booze at midnight for 2015 bike rally".
"Thousands jubilate Hollister Independence Rally".
"Hollister, Calif., is at odds with Abercrombie over name".
Hollister Free Lance.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hollister (California).
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