Mount Holly, North Carolina

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The city of Mount Holly is located in Gaston County.

Typical abbreviation for Mount Holly: Mt. Holly (or less commonly used: Mnt. Holly)

Mount Holly is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Mount Holly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Mount Holly can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Mount Holly had a population of 9,618 people^<2> (or 5.04% of the total population of Gaston County). The population of Mount Holly represented 0.12% of the total of North Carolina, making it the state's 68th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Mount Holly had a population of 10,081 people. This is an increase of 4.81% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Holly.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bessemer City	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	5,562	8.65% increase
	Charlotte	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	687,456	27.11% increase
	Cornelius	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Davidson	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	10,305	44.35% increase
	Gastonia	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	72,505	9.4% increase
	Huntersville	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	44,054	76.5% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Mount Holly.

Websites for Mount Holly

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mount Holly. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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