Manhole Covers of Hollister, California
Created 22 February 2009
This page was last updated on 22 February 2009
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2008
This is a study of manhole covers from Hollister, San Benito County, California.
Manhole Covers of Hollister, San Benito County, California
Hollister is a small city at the southern end of the Gilroy-Hollister Valley, at an average elevation of around 289 feet above sea level. Hollister was an agricultural town, until it became a bedroom community to the Silicon Valley. Hollister was founded in on 19 November 1868 as the San Justo Homestead Association, which was formed by local farmers and bought by William Welles Hollister. Hollister was incorporated on 29 August 1872, and became the county seat when San Benito County was separated from Monterey County in 1874 Hollister currently has a population of about 34,412 people (2000). Hollister citizens are composed of 59.1% Caucasians, 55.1% Hispanics, 2.8% Asian, 1.1% Native American, and 1.4% Black. The median household income for Hollister residents is $56,104 and the per capita income is $18,857. About 15% of Hollister residents have earned a bachelor's degree or higher, well under the national average.
Hollister sits on top of the San Andreas Fault (on the west side of the city) and the Calaveras Fault bisects teh city north and south, other than the home to Native Americans prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, was first settled as a Spanish land grant associated with the mission at San Juan Bautista a few miles to the west.
Two highways pass through Hollister, State Routes 25 and 156. SR 152 passes to the north of Hollister. Only about 37% of employed residents of Hollister work there. Additional information about Hollister can be found at Hollister Info and at the Official Hollister site.
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