Hollister

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Hollister

Total population

4,643

Median home value

$163,600

17.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,507

Hollister$54k

National$74k

Elevation220 m

Land area17.73 km²

Weather99°F · Sunny

Coordinates36.61°, -93.23°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hollister is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,583 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Hollister, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Boxcar Willie

American singer

Mickey Gilley

American country music singer and musician

Gale Wade

American baseball player

John Burkhalter

Arkansas businessman and politician

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Lyle Rowland

American politician

Dalton Risner

American football offensive guard

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Kirbyville
  4.4 mi away
• Bull Creek
  7.6 mi away
• Merriam Woods
  8.6 mi away
• Kissee Mills
  10.8 mi away
• Arrow Point
  22.1 mi away · pop. 81
• Emerald Beach
  24.4 mi away · pop. 274
• Ozark
  29.5 mi away · pop. 21,284
• Fremont Hills
  31.6 mi away · pop. 1,574
• Clever
  32.2 mi away · pop. 3,030
• Marionville
  35.3 mi away
• Battlefield
  36.2 mi away
• Aurora
  36.7 mi away · pop. 7,397

Browse all places in Missouri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hollister

English village in the Ozarks

Edith S. McCall · 1969

Harry S. Truman, the 'little' man from Missouri

John Hollister Hedley · 1979

Five famous Missourians

Wilfred R. Hollister · 1900

Chicago abstractionists : romanticized structures

Hollister Sturges · 1978

Polygamy

J. H. Beadle · 1882

Proceedings of the first International Conference on the New Basement Tectonics

Robert A. Hodgson · 1976

Breckinridge Long papers

Breckinridge Long

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 173 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 180 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 187 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 201 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 201 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-18

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-09-16

eastern white pine

Pinus strobus

Seen 2026-09-16

Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth

Lycomorpha pholus

Seen 2026-09-16

red maple

Acer rubrum

Seen 2026-09-15

basswood

Tilia americana

Seen 2026-09-15

Black Horse Fly

Tabanus atratus

Seen 2026-09-15

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Seen 2026-09-15

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).