Map of Holly town, Colorado

The Town of Holly is a statutory town in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, United States, near the Kansas border. Located four miles (6 km) from the Kansas border at an elevation of 3,392 feet (1,034 m), Holly is the lowest elevation town in Colorado. The town population was 837 at the 2020 United States Census.

Holly town overview:
Name:	Holly town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Prowers County
Elevation:	3,392 ft (1,034 m)
Total Area:	0.7244 sq mi (1.8763 km²)
Land Area:	0.7234 sq mi (1.8737 km²)
Water Area:	0.0010 sq mi (0.0026 km²)
Total Population:	837
Population Density:	1,157/sq mi (447/km²)
ZIP code:	81047
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0837215
GNISfeature ID:	0203843

Online Interactive Map

Holly online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Holly location map. Where is Holly town?

Holly location on the U.S. Map. Where is Holly town. — Holly location on the U.S. Map.

Holly location on the Colorado map. Where is Holly town. — Location of Holly in Colorado.

History

Early history

Holly was settled as a ranching community, and the town was incorporated in 1903. The town was named for Hiram S. Holly, a local cattleman. 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. 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.

Holly Sugar

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.

2007 Holly tornado

2011 Jensen Farms listeriosis outbreak

Holly Road Map

Holly city Satellite Map

Geography

Holly is located at 38°3′16″N 102°7′31″W / 38.05444°N 102.12528°W / 38.05444; -102.12528 (38.054520, -102.125398).

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 463.6 acres (1.8763 km) including 0.64 acres (0.0026 km) of water.

Climate

The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.