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Hollister, California

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Hollister is a city in California and the county seat of San Benito County, located in the Central Coast region. The town was founded on November 19, 1868, by William Welles Hollister on the grounds of the former Mexican land grant Rancho San Justo. With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678, it is one of the most populous cities in the Monterey Bay Area and belongs to the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The city is an agricultural town known mainly for its local Blenheim apricots, olive oil, vineyards, pomegranates and chocolate.

Facts
Population
41,678 1
Founding Year
1868 1
Founding Year
1868 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 3
Sources
1. Hollister, California (Wikipedia)
  • Lead or History, founding
    The town of Hollister was founded on November 19, 1868
  • Lead, population
    With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678
  • History section
    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.
  • On Continent: North America, Lead sentence, location
    Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County located in the Central Coast region of California, United States
  • Part Of: United States, Lead sentence, location
    Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County located in the Central Coast region of California, United States
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead
    Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County located in the Central Coast region of California, United States.
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, -121.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, -121.25
36.75 -121.25 Csb
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3. GeoNames: Hollister - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5357499, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
Quote, cities500 record 5357499, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
36.85245 -121.4016 P PPLA2 US CA 069 37462 88 85 America/Los_Angeles
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