U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Holly, Colorado



Back to Holly, CO housing info, Prowers County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.

Holly: A Municipal building in Holly Holly: Welcome to Holly, Colorado Holly: Holly, Colorado Holly: Holly, Colorado looking west on highway 50
 

Submit pictures of this town

Holly, CO map Current weather forecast for Holly, CO

Population (year 2000): 1,048. Estimated population in July 2006: 987 (-5.8% change)
 

Males: 532  (50.8%)
Females: 516  (49.2%)

Prowers County

Median resident age:  34.0 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81047.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $24,917 in 2000)
Holly  $24,900
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,100 (it was $48,100 in 2000)
Holly  $56,100
Colorado:  $223,300

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 81047

Holly, CO residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Holly:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
  • Hispanic (36.0%)
  • Other race (23.7%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Holly, CO forum
Recent posts about Holly, Colorado on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Holly is mentioned 78 times on our forum:
The Official Colorado Front Range Weather Thread  (270 replies)
Why Choose Colorado Springs?  (348 replies)
I HATE this weather!  (162 replies)
Holly Hills Subdivision - Should we get a Sewer scope?  (4 replies)
Holly, CO - One year later  (11 replies)
Feedback on Holly Hills and Bel Mar  (9 replies)

Latest news from Holly, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (12.5%), United States (9.5%), Irish (7.2%), English (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (2.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 9/4/1903

Elevation: 3387 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 1325 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Holly,CO real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Holly, Colorado map

For population 25 years and over in Holly

  • High school or higher: 72.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Holly town

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

156 residents are foreign born (14.5% Latin America).

This town:  14.9%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Holly, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Holly to the number of sex offenders is 1000 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Holly:  0.7% ($331)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
Holly satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (172.1 miles , pop. 102,121).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (191.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (516.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hartman, CO (7.9 miles) , Coolidge, KS (8.0 miles) , Granada, CO (12.8 miles ), Two Butte Creek, CO (21.7 miles ), Syracuse, KS (26.2 miles ), Sheridan Lake, CO (30.8 miles) , Lamar, CO (34.1 miles ), Horace, KS (37.2 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $61,200
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,400
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.05 N, Longitude: 102.13 W


47 people in nursing homes

Area code: 719

Holly household income distribution Holly home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+15.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Holly races chart

Average climate in Holly, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Holly, Colorado average temperatures Holly, Colorado average precipitation
 
Holly, Colorado humidity
 
Holly, Colorado wind speed
 
Holly, Colorado snowfall
 
Holly, Colorado sunshine
 
Holly, Colorado clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Holly-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Holly town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/29/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the town center caused $150,000 in damages.


Holly topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Holly:
  • HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SYRACUSE, KS)
  • PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; LAMAR, CO)
  • GREAT PLAINS OF GREELEY CO (about 38 miles; TRIBUNE, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Holly:
  • LAMAR MUNI (about 39 miles; LAMAR, CO; ID: LAA)
  • RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 96 miles; GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 98 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; ID: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Holly:
  • HOLLY (about 2 miles; HOLLY, CO; ID: K08)
  • SYRACUSE-HAMILTON COUNTY MUNI (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, KS; ID: 3K3)
  • TRIBUNE MUNI (about 39 miles; TRIBUNE, KS; ID: 5K2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holly:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 170 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 174 miles; PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 194 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 5,307)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 196 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 196 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 196 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 196 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
Public high school in Holly:
  • HOLLY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 206 NORTH 3RD STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Holly:
  • SHANNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 201 NORTH MAIN; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Holly:
  • HOLLY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,021; Location: 302 S MAIN ST.; 5,717 books; 21 audio materials; 261 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)

Holly map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Park in Holly: Santa Fe Trail Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Gateway Motor Inn (1016 West Colorado Street).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Holly that have no violations reported:
  • HOLLY TOWN OF (Address: PO BOX 458, Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • A AND B WATER ASSOCIATION (Address: PO BOX 61, Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.0%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  27.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Holly compared to Colorado state average:

Holly, Colorado environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Holly (2007 data):
  • Colorado East Bank & Trust: Holly Branch at 101 North Main, branch established on 1994-09-15. Info updated 2006-08-25: Bank assets: $487.2 mil, Deposits: $412.6 mil, headquarters in Lamar, CO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Coloeast Bankshares, Inc.



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Holly travel time to work


Holly mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Prowers County Colorado:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 2$4,600$27,6000$0
Water Supply 2$4,600$27,6000$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,200$26,4000$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,400$26,4000$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,300$27,6000$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,430$29,1600$0
Financial Administration 1$1,570$18,8400$0
Totals for Government 10$22,100$26,5200$0



5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.59%
Colorado average:  10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Baca County, CO  0.33% ($24,643 average AGI)
from Bent County, CO  0.33% ($29,714)
from Pueblo County, CO  0.29% ($9,500)


8.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,349 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.30%
Colorado average:  10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pueblo County, CO  0.67% ($23,828 average AGI)
to El Paso County, CO  0.46% ($24,450)
to Bent County, CO  0.42% ($27,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Holly:
  • KLMR (920 AM; 5 kW; LAMAR, CO; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Holly:
  • K203BW (88.5 FM; HOLLY, CO; Owner: SOLID ROCK RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Holly:
  • K04HA (Channel 4; HOLLY, CO; Owner: TOWN OF HOLLY)
  • K08BU (Channel 8; HOLLY, CO; Owner: TOWN OF HOLLY)

Back to Holly, CO housing info, Prowers County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.