Hollister is a

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and

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in Halifax County in northeastern

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, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 674. Hollister's ZIP code is 27844.

History

Matthews Place and White Rock Plantation are listed on the

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Geography

Hollister is located in southwestern Halifax County at (36.255984, -77.935818), in the Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area. Its elevation is 246 feet (75 m).

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passes through the community, leading east to

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and southwest to Louisburg.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 618 people, 275 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP.

Schools

Hollister operates under Halifax County schools. Hollister Elementary School and

Haliwa-Saponi The Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, also the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in North Carolina. They are not a federally recognized as a Native American tribe. They are headquartered in Hollister, North Ca ...

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.Schools in Halifax County, North Carolina/NC
Schooltree.org, Retrieved on 2008-06-20.

References

External links

Hollister, North Carolina
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