Holly, Colorado
| Town of Holly, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Former Holly Santa Fe Depot, turned town hall
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 Location in Prowers County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 38°3′16″N 102°7′31″W / 38.05444°N 102.12528°WCoordinates: 38°3′16″N 102°7′31″W / 38.05444°N 102.12528°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Prowers |
| Incorporated (town) | September 4, 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,392 ft (1,034 m) |
| Population (United States Census, 2010) | |
| • Total | 802 |
| • Density | 1,310/sq mi (524/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81047 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-37215 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0203843 |
| Website | Town of Holly 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 least elevated town in Colorado. The population was 1,048 at the 2000 census.
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 was the first settlement in the area.
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.
A tornado up to 600-feet wide tore through the small southeast Colorado town of Holly late Wednesday evening, killing one woman and injuring 10 others. The twister threw 29-year-old Rosemary Rosales into a tree. She died of massive injuries, Prowers County Coroner Joe Giadone said Thursday. Rosales and 10 others were initially transported to Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. She and six others were then airlifted to high level trauma centers in Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
Holly is located at 38°3′16″N 102°7′31″W / 38.05444°N 102.12528°W (38.054520, -102.125398).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land
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