Hollister, North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°15′33″N 77°56′11″W / 36.25917°N 77.93639°W / 36.25917; -77.93639
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Hollister, North Carolina
Hollister is located in North Carolina
Hollister
Hollister
Hollister is located in the United States
Hollister
Hollister
Coordinates: 36°15′33″N 77°56′11″W / 36.25917°N 77.93639°W / 36.25917; -77.93639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHalifax
Area
 • Total3.95 sq mi (10.22 km2)
 • Land3.94 sq mi (10.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total618
 • Density156.89/sq mi (60.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27844
Area code252
FIPS code37-32100
GNIS feature ID2628637[2]
Websitewww.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19379
[3]

Hollister is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Halifax County in northeastern North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 674.[4] Hollister's ZIP code is 27844.

History[edit]

Matthews Place and White Rock Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Geography[edit]

Hollister is located in southwestern Halifax County in the Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area. Its elevation is 246 feet (75 m). North Carolina Highway 561 passes through the community, leading east 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 95 and southwest 24 miles (39 km) to Louisburg.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020618
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census[edit]

Hollister racial composition[7]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 25 4.05%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 181 29.29%
Native American 344 55.66%
Other/Mixed 54 8.74%
Hispanic or Latino 14 2.27%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 618 people, 275 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP.

Schools[edit]

Hollister operates under Halifax County schools. Hollister Elementary School and Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School are in the community. Hollister Elementary is a public school that enrolls students in grades K-5, and Haliwa-Saponi Tribal is a charter school that enrolls students in grades K-12.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hollister, North Carolina
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hollister CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Schools in Halifax County, North Carolina/NC, Schooltree.org, Retrieved on 2008-06-20.

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