Holt County
County
Holt County Courthouse in Oregon
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°05′N 95°13′W / 40.09°N 95.21°W / 40.09; -95.21
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 15, 1841
Named for	David Rice Holt
Seat	Oregon
Largest city	Mound City
Area
• Total	470 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Land	463 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Water	7.7 sq mi (20 km2)  1.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,223
• Density	9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	holtcounty.org

Holt County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,223.^[1] Its county seat is Oregon.^[2] The county was organized February 15, 1841. Originally named Nodaway County, it was soon renamed for David Rice Holt (1803–1840), a Missouri state legislator from Platte County.^[3][4][5]

The History of Holt County, Missouri from the Time of the Platte Purchase through 1916 and The History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri (published 1882) are available online.^[6][7]

In 1972, the Holt County Historical Society was established.^[8]

Holt County was impacted by the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. About 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of the 95,000 acres (38,000 hectares) that flooded in spring 2019 were still underwater in late October. Some of the floodwater was expected to freeze in place over the winter.^[9]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,200 km²), of which 463 square miles (1,200 km²) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km²) (1.6%) is water.^[10]

• Atchison County (north)
• Nodaway County (northeast)
• Andrew County (southeast)
• Doniphan County, Kansas (south)
• Brown County, Kansas (southwest)
• Richardson County, Nebraska (west)
• Nemaha County, Nebraska (northwest)

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Route 59
• U.S. Route 159
• Route 111
• Route 113
• Route 118

As of the census^[16] of 2000, there were 5,351 people, 2,237 households, and 1,503 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4.6 people/km²). There were 2,931 housing units at an average density of 6 units per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Approximately 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,237 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,461, and the median income for a family was $35,685. Males had a median income of $26,966 versus $17,846 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,876. About 10.50% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

• Craig R-III School District – Craig
  • Craig Elementary School (K-06)
  • Craig High School (07-12)
• Mound City R-II School District – Mound City
  • Mound City Elementary School (PK-04)
  • Mound City Middle School (05-08)
  • Mound City High School (09-12)
• South Holt County R-I School District – Oregon
  • South Holt County Elementary School (K-06)
  • South Holt County High School (07-12)

• Mound City Public Library^[18]
• Oregon Public Library^[19]

• Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
• Big Lake State Park on Big Lake
• St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Corning, Missouri)

• Craig
• Forest City
• Maitland
• Mound City
• Oregon (county seat)

• Big Lake
• Bigelow
• Corning
• Fortescue

• Frank McGrath - actor, born in Mound City in 1903
• Charles C. Moore - 13th Governor of Idaho; born in Holt County.^[20]
• Roger Wehrli - NFL athlete inducted into the Hall of Fame, born in New Point

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The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Holt County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

All of Holt County is a part of Missouri's 1st District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Allen Andrews (R-Grant City).

All of Holt County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby).

All of Holt County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 283, than any candidate from either party in Holt County during the 2008 presidential primary.

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Holt County, Missouri

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holt County, Missouri.

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Holt County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
• "Holt County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Holt County, Missouri, various dates

40°05′N 95°13′W / 40.09°N 95.21°W / 40.09; -95.21