Mount Holly Fast Facts

Incorporated: March 11, 1879

Named after: Either holly trees that grew on the banks of Dutchman's Creek or after Mount Holly, N.J., a northern textile center.

Former names: Woodlawn, Tuckaseege

Slogan: The Little City with The Big Heart

Historic sites: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, built in 1881; C.E. Hutchinson House and Augusta Rhyne Cannon, 1894; Dellinger-Nantz House, 1899.

Population: 2000 census, 9,618

Tax rate: 53 cents per $100 valuation

City Offices: City Hall, 400 E. Central Avenue. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone: (704) 827-3931.

Websites:  www.mtholly.us and www.mounthollyfoundation.org  

Map: CLICK HERE for City Hall Location

Frequently called numbers
City Hall Office: (704) 951-3000
City Manager: Danny Jackson (704) 827-3931
Police Department: (704) 827-4343
Fire & Rescue: (704) 827-2424
Recreation: (704) 951-9005 or (704) 951-9006

City Council
Mayor Bryan Hough
Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn Breyare
Bennie Brookshire
Perry Toomey
David Moore
Jim Hope
Jerry Bishop

City Council meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. and for a work session on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall

Post Office: 136 E. Central Ave., 28120, (704) 827-6415. Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.

Trash Service: The city offers curbside garbage pickup. Residents are assigned a collection day by street routes. Questions: (704) 827-9726.

Utilities: Water and sewer billing at City Hall, 131 S. Main St. Questions: (704) 827-3943.

Mount Holly Branch Library: 245 W. Catawba Ave., (704) 827-3581. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.