Welcome to Mount Holly ...

The city of Mount Holly is located in Gaston County<1>.

The location of Mount Holly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Holly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Holly: Mt. Holly

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Holly has a population of 16,264 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Holly is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mount Holly: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Mount Holly ...

Official Website:   www.ci.mount-holly.nc.us/

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Holly had an population of 16,264 people. This is an increase of 19.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Holly had a population of 13,656 people (or 6.63% of the total population of Gaston County). This makes Mount Holly the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mount Holly represents 0.14% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,656 people, the population of Mount Holly increased 41.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,618 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Holly.

Communities Also Named Mount Holly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Mount Holly - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Holly.

Communities near Mount Holly ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Holly.

• Charlotte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Gastonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Huntersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Cornelius
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Davidson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>
• Tega Cay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <6>
• Lincolnton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
• Kings Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <6>
• Pineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Holly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Holly.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Holly. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Holly.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Holly. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Holly.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Holly ...

Looking for more information about Mount Holly? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Holly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Holly.

Adding Mount Holly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Holly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Holly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mount Holly post office opened in 1879.

We also found Mount Holly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Holly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mount Holly: www.ci.mount-holly.nc.us/

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/