Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, located in the Central Coast region of California, United States. With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678, Hollister is one of the largest cities in the Monterey Bay Area and a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The city is an agricultural town known primarily for its local Blenheim apricots, olive oil, vineyards, pomegranates, and chocolate.
Image: DSC00736 east side of San Benito Street at Fifth Street, Hollister, California, June 16, 2007
Image: Downtown Hollister, California 1867
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Image: Veterans' Memorial Building, Hollister, California, June 16, 2007 (cropped)
San Benito County, California
San Benito County, officially the County of San Benito, is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,209. The county seat is Hollister.
Image: San Benito County Courthouse 1 May 2015
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Image: New Idria grounds
Tumey Hills BLM recreation area, near Interstate 5