Holly, Colorado#History

Holly was settled as a ranching community, and the town was incorporated in 1903.{{cite web| url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Holly-Colorado.html|title=Holly, Colorado |publisher=City-Data.com|accessdate=July 13, 2012}} The town was named for Hiram S. Holly, a local cattleman.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=32|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=26}} Hiram S. Holly moved to the town in 1871, and brought 1,300 cattle with him. Holly's ranch, the SS Ranch or Double S Ranch, was the first settlement in the area.{{cite web| url= http://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/holly|title= Holly|publisher=The Official Site of Colorado Tourism|accessdate=July 14, 2012}} The Holly SS Ranch Barn, a stone barn built in 1879, survives and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original stone ranch house also survives, nearby, but is not listed.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84132369 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holly SS Ranch Barn / Double S Ranch Barn / 5PW192 |publisher=National Archives |author=Troy R.Tengwall |date=May 30, 2003 | accessdate=December 19, 2020 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})

Holly Sugar was created in the town in 1905 just in time for the sugarbeet harvest that year. The production was so successful the company quickly looked to expand to other communities. By 1911, Holly Sugar had expanded outside the State of Colorado. The company has long since left the Holly community. In 1988, Holly Sugar merged with Imperial Sugar.{{cite web

| url = http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Imperial-Sugar-Company-Company-History.html

| title = Imperial Sugar Company -- Company History

| publisher = Funding Universe

| accessdate = September 19, 2009}}

{{main|Late-March 2007 Tornado Outbreak}}

{{main|2011 United States listeriosis outbreak}}

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of {{convert|1.8763|km2|acre|order=flip}} including {{convert|0.0026|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.

The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=745302&cityname=Holly%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Holly, Colorado]

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| location = Holly, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present)

| Jan record high F = 79

| Feb record high F = 88

| Mar record high F = 96

| Apr record high F = 99

| May record high F = 107

| Jun record high F = 111

| Jul record high F = 110

| Aug record high F = 109

| Sep record high F = 105

| Oct record high F = 97

| Nov record high F = 90

| Dec record high F = 81

| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 67.0

|Feb avg record high F = 73.8

|Mar avg record high F = 83.1

|Apr avg record high F = 89.9

|May avg record high F = 96.8

|Jun avg record high F = 102.6

|Jul avg record high F = 104.4

|Aug avg record high F = 102.0

|Sep avg record high F = 98.5

|Oct avg record high F = 91.1

|Nov avg record high F = 79.0

|Dec avg record high F = 66.8

|year avg record high F = 105.5

| Jan high F = 45.7

| Feb high F = 49.7

| Mar high F = 60.2

| Apr high F = 68.3

| May high F = 77.9

| Jun high F = 89.1

| Jul high F = 93.4

| Aug high F = 90.6

| Sep high F = 83.1

| Oct high F = 70.5

| Nov high F = 57.0

| Dec high F = 46.2

| year high F = 69.3

| Jan mean F = 30.5

| Feb mean F = 33.9

| Mar mean F = 43.2

| Apr mean F = 51.3

| May mean F = 61.8

| Jun mean F = 72.7

| Jul mean F = 78.1

| Aug mean F = 75.7

| Sep mean F = 67.1

| Oct mean F = 53.7

| Nov mean F = 40.6

| Dec mean F = 30.7

| year mean F = 53.3

| Jan low F = 15.3

| Feb low F = 18.1

| Mar low F = 26.3

| Apr low F = 34.3

| May low F = 45.8

| Jun low F = 56.2

| Jul low F = 62.7

| Aug low F = 60.9

| Sep low F = 51.0

| Oct low F = 36.9

| Nov low F = 24.2

| Dec low F = 15.2

| year low F = 37.2

|Jan avg record low F = -1.4

|Feb avg record low F = 2.1

|Mar avg record low F = 10.0

|Apr avg record low F = 21.6

|May avg record low F = 31.5

|Jun avg record low F = 44.4

|Jul avg record low F = 54.6

|Aug avg record low F = 52.6

|Sep avg record low F = 37.6

|Oct avg record low F = 21.8

|Nov avg record low F = 7.9

|Dec avg record low F = -1.5

|year avg record low F = -7.7

| Jan record low F = -28

| Feb record low F = -25

| Mar record low F = -22

| Apr record low F = 7

| May record low F = 10

| Jun record low F = 31

| Jul record low F = 40

| Aug record low F = 38

| Sep record low F = 19

| Oct record low F = 2

| Nov record low F = -9

| Dec record low F = -23

| year record low F =

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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.39

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.34

| Mar precipitation inch = 0.88

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.45

| May precipitation inch = 2.16

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.51

| Jul precipitation inch = 2.99

| Aug precipitation inch = 2.89

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.18

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.33

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.61

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.52

| year precipitation inch = 17.25

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 2.3

| Feb precipitation days = 2.7

| Mar precipitation days = 4.2

| Apr precipitation days = 5.8

| May precipitation days = 8.0

| Jun precipitation days = 7.7

| Jul precipitation days = 8.0

| Aug precipitation days = 6.9

| Sep precipitation days = 4.5

| Oct precipitation days = 4.0

| Nov precipitation days = 2.9

| Dec precipitation days = 2.5

| year precipitation days = 59.5

| Jan snow inch = 4.2

| Feb snow inch = 3.4

| Mar snow inch = 4.7

| Apr snow inch = 1.4

| May snow inch = 0.7

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 1.0

| Nov snow inch = 3.2

| Dec snow inch = 2.9

| year snow inch = 21.5

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 2.0

| Feb snow days = 1.8

| Mar snow days = 1.6

| Apr snow days = 0.6

| May snow days = 0.1

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.3

| Nov snow days = 1.2

| Dec snow days = 1.6

| year snow days = 9.2

| source = NOAA{{cite web

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{{US Census population

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|1900= 364

|1910= 724

|1920= 940

|1930= 971

|1940= 864

|1950= 1236

|1960= 1108

|1970= 993

|1980= 969

|1990= 877

|2000= 1048

|2010= 802

|2020= 837

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,048 people, 369 households, and 250 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,388.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 449 housing units at an average density of {{convert|594.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 75.10% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 23.66% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.97% of the population.

There were 369 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,917, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $23,000 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,246. About 21.7% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.5% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Holly is the hometown of Roy Romer who moved there as an infant from his birthplace of Garden City, Kansas. Romer served as the 39th Governor of Colorado from 1987 to 1999, and subsequently as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Private Elmer M. Gideon, USA, was born and raised near Holly. He was in the 29th Div, 116th Infantry, Company I. Private Gideon landed on Omaha Beach on June 12, 1944, and died under sniper around August 6, near St Lo. France.

{{cite web | url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/8683186/29er-magazine-index-29th-division-association#google_vignette | title="29er" MAGAZINE INDEX - 29th Division Association }}

Holly, CO, welcome sign IMG 5795.JPG|Holly welcome sign.

Holly, CO, spruce tree IMG 5797.JPG|A spruce tree, not a holly tree, in Holly, Colorado.

First Christian Church, Holly, CO IMG 5800.JPG|First Christian Church in Holly.

First United Methodist Church in Holly, CO IMG 5802.JPG|First United Methodist Church in Holly is located across the highway from First Christian Church.

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• National Old Trails Road
• Santa Fe National Historic Trail

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• [https://townofholly.com/ Town of Holly website]
• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Holly.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Holly]

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