Hollister, California

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Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, located in the Central Coast region of California, United States. With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678,<ref name=quif/> Hollister is one of the most populous cities in the Monterey Bay Area and a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The city is an agricultural town known primarily for its local Blenheim apricots, olive oil, vineyards, pomegranates, and chocolate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The Mission Revival-style Hazel Hawkins Hospital was built in 1907.

The Spanish Colonial Revival-style San Benito High School, est. 1875

The area of modern-day Hollister was historically inhabited by the Mutsun band of the Ohlone Indians. With the construction of Mission San Juan Bautista in 1797, the Ohlone went into the California mission system.

The town of Hollister was founded on November 19, 1868, by William Welles Hollister on the grounds of the former Mexican land-grant Rancho San Justo. At the time, Hollister was located within Monterey County, until San Benito County was formed by the California Legislature in 1874 from portions of Monterey, Merced, and Santa Cruz counties.

The city is intermittently the site of an annual motorcycle rally around July Fourth. The riot at the original 1947 event was the basis for the 1953 film The Wild One. 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 public safety concerns.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The event was canceled in 2006 due to lack of funding for security, but returned in 2007 and 2008. The format of the rally in 2007 differed markedly from previous rallies, with vendors on San Benito Street instead of motorcycles. The bikes were forced to park on side streets and a strict downtown curfew was imposed, with the entire area being locked up at 9:00 pm. This event was popular with bikers and some local establishments profited, but the city footed the bill for much of the expenses and was left liable when organizers filed bankruptcy.

The 2009–2012 rallies were canceled, but the annual rally was reinstated in 2013, and was expected to be profitable for the town.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following a biker gang shooting at the 2014 rally, Hollister mandated that bars must stop selling alcohol after midnight during the 2015 rally.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 2015 rally unexpectedly left the city with a $92,000 loss following a dispute with the promoter.<ref name="rally breaks down">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, the city hired its third promoter in four years; turnout for the 2016 rally was expected to be around 40,000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The San Francisco Chronicle characterized the 2017 rally crowd as "retired, friendly, weather-worn and excruciatingly law abiding", and estimated the motorcycle attendance around 10,000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 2018 rally was cancelled due to loss of a major sponsor and concerns about the cost of workers compensation liability.<ref name="rally breaks down"/> However, 2018 and 2019 both saw non-city-sanctioned "rebel rallies".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 2020 rally was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A non-city-sanctioned rally occurred in 2021. The 2021 turnout was smaller than at the official rallies of the mid-2010s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2022 the city council declined to sponsor a rally amid a shortage of law enforcement officers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

Climate

Hollister has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) that has warmer summers than the Monterey–Salinas area but is cooler than many other inland cities in the Central Valley. Daytime temperatures of around Template:Convert are typical between June and October, but heat extremes can be much more severe.

Geology

The Mission Revival club house adobe at Dunne Park, built in 1941.

Hollister is well known among geologists because it represents 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 city north and south, roughly along Locust Ave. and Powell St. The streets running east–west across the fault have significant visible offsets. The fault runs directly under several houses. Even though they are visibly contorted, the houses are still habitable as the owners have reinforced them to withstand the dislocation of their foundations.

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 proper and was not related to the aseismic creep on the Calaveras Fault. The San Andreas Fault (proper) (not to be confused with the Calaveras Fault) runs, at its closest, through San Juan Bautista to the west and through the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area to the south.

Hollister is one of at least three California towns to claim the title of "Earthquake Capital of the World," the other two being Coalinga and Parkfield.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hollister sits on the western foothills of the Diablo Range.

Demographics

Hollister, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Pop 1990<ref>1990 Census of Population. California.</ref>	Pop 2000<ref>California 2000. Summary Population and Housing Characteristics.</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Partial<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	% 1980	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	4,808	7,908	13,246	10,163	9,606	41.85%	41.16%	38.49%	29.10%	23.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)	28	81	387	247	327	0.24%	0.42%	1.12%	0.71%	0.78%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	X<ref>included in the Some Other Race category in the 1980 Census</ref>	81	154	118	126	X	0.42%	0.45%	0.34%	0.30%
Asian alone (NH)	X<ref>included in the Some Other Race category in the 1980 Census</ref>	345	897	824	1,535	X	1.80%	2.61%	2.36%	3.68%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>	39	38	87	x	x	0.11%	0.11%	0.21%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	347<ref>includes the Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander categories in the 1980 Census</ref>	21	38	38	207	3.02%	0.11%	0.11%	0.11%	0.50%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>	703	535	1,063	x	x	2.04%	1.53%	2.55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,305	10,776	18,949	22,965	28,727	54.88%	56.09%	55.06%	65.75%	68.93%
Total	11,488	19,212	34,413	34,928	41,678	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2020

Downtown Hollister.

The 2020 United States census reported that Hollister had a population of 41,678. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Hollister was 36.1% White, 1.0% African American, 2.8% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 37.5% from other races, and 18.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 68.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 11,904 households, out of which 49.2% included children under the age of 18, 57.8% were married-couple households, 7.6% were cohabiting couple households, 21.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.1% of households were one person, and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.48.<ref name=DP1/> There were 9,737 families (81.8% of all households).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The age distribution was 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% aged 18 to 24, 28.2% aged 25 to 44, 23.6% aged 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 34.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 12,182 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 11,904 (97.7%) were occupied. Of these, 64.3% were owner-occupied, and 35.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $101,979, and the per capita income was $37,253. About 7.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010

Hollister United Methodist Church, built 1868–69.

The 2010 United States census<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> reported that Hollister had a population of 34,928. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial 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 races, and 1,780 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22,965 persons (65.7%).

The Census reported that 34,813 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 9 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 106 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 9,860 households, out of which 5,291 (53.7%) had children 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 householder with no husband present, 720 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 744 (7.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 55 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,324 households (13.4%) were made up of individuals, and 496 (5.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53. There were 8,131 families (82.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.82.

The population was spread out, with 11,076 people (31.7%) under the age of 18, 3,545 people (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 9,927 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 7,803 people (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,577 people (7.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

There were 10,401 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 6,030 (61.2%) were owner-occupied, and 3,830 (38.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 20,781 people (59.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 14,032 people (40.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

Hollister City Hall is located in a Carnegie Library built in 1906

The city council consists of four council members and an elected mayor who represents the city at large. The first<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> directly elected mayor in the city's history, Ignacio Velazquez, was elected in November 2012.

In the California State Legislature, Hollister is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Hollister is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

Superior Court of California for San Benito County

Around early 2014, Hollister hired four additional police officers to battle a perceived increase in methamphetamine use.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In addition, the early 2010s saw an increase in heroin use among young adults, possibly related to tighter regulation of prescription drugs such as Oxycontin which have similar effects to heroin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Furthermore, youth violence spiked around 2013 and 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Confusion with Hollister Co.

Hollister Co. is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. that projects a Southern California image. According to Abercrombie & Fitch, the name Hollister was pulled out of thin air. The city of Hollister is not affiliated with Hollister Co., and Hollister Co. does not manufacture goods or operate a store in the city of Hollister. In 2009, Abercrombie & Fitch threatened to sue local merchants in the city of Hollister for trademark infringement for attempting to sell clothes bearing the name Hollister, prompting at least one merchant to back down.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Media

Downtown Hollister

Print

The Hollister Free Lance is a newspaper now published on Fridays by New SV Media.

Mission Village Voice is a monthly newspaper, which is also online, focused on San Juan Bautista and covering San Benito county events, arts and culture in general. It is owned by San Juan Bautista resident Anne Caetano, who started the paper on her own and produces a creative newspaper with local writers, designers and artists.

Television

CMAP TV - Community Media Access Partnership operates Channels 17, 18, 19 & 20 on Charter/Spectrum Cable as well as streaming online, offering public access and educational programming to Gilroy and San Benito County as well as offering live local government coverage, including the City of Hollister.

Radio

The following radio stations are licensed to Hollister:

• KMPG, at 1520 AM daytime, plays regional Mexican music
• KHRI, at 90.7 FM, is an affiliate of Air 1 playing contemporary Christian music
• KXSM, at 93.1 FM, broadcasts a regional Mexican format
• K206BQ, at 89.1 FM, rebroadcasts KLVM
• K265DG, at 100.9 FM, rebroadcasts KPRC-FM

Infrastructure

Hollister Municipal Airport serves general aviation.

Transportation

Highways

• Template:Jct runs northwestward to the San Francisco Bay Area and southeastward to Pinnacles National Park and Coalinga (the latter via State Route 198). Until 1984, Route 25 through Hollister was defined under State law as a segment of State Route 180.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Template:Jct runs westward to Monterey Bay and northeastward to Los Banos in the Central Valley (via State Route 152).
• Template:Jct, Template:Convert to west, is the nearest major north–south interstate highway, linking the Hollister area to the rest of the Central Coast region, San Francisco to the north, and Los Angeles to the south.
• Interstate 5, Template:Convert to the east, is a major north–south interstate highway, linking the Hollister area north to Sacramento and south to Los Angeles.

Public transportation

• San Benito County Express provides local service within Hollister, regional service to San Juan Bautista and Gilroy, where it connects with Caltrain, or on-request, a "Dial-a-Ride" service, and paratransit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Aviation

• International Commercial flights are served by San Jose International Airport, about Template:Convert away in San Jose.
• The Monterey Regional Airport, about Template:Convert away, connects Hollister to the large metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada.
• Hollister Municipal Airport is a general aviation facility.

Healthcare

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 facility is located in California Health Service Area 8 near (NAD83) latitude/longitude of Template:Coord. As of 2014, the hospital has 113 beds.<ref>U.S. News & World Report: Regional Hospitals</ref>

Notable people

• Conner Menez, Pitcher, Hollister native
• Brendon Clark, retired Australian bull rider, resident of Hollister<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Annie Law (1842–1889), conchologist<ref name="Nautilus obit">Template:Cite journal</ref>Template:Cbignore
• George H. Moore, city attorney
• Charlie Root, pitcher
• Stanley F. Schmidt, aerospace engineer
• Mikiso Hane, professor of history at Knox College

External links

• Template:Official website