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Holt County, Missouri
Map of Missouri highlighting Holt County
Location in the state of Missouri
Map of the U.S
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded January 29, 1841
Named for David Rice Holt
Seat Oregon
Largest city Mound City
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

469.05 sq mi (1,215 km²)
461.87 sq mi (1,196 km²)
7.18 sq mi (19 km²), 1.53
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

4,912
12/sq mi (4/km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5

Holt County is a county located in Northwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,912.[1] Its county seat is Oregon[2]. The county was organized January 29, 1841 and named for Dr. David Rice Holt (1803-1840), a Missouri state legislator from Platte County.

Geography[]

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 469.05 square miles (1,214.8 km2), of which 461.87 square miles (1,196.2 km2) (or 98.47%) is land and 7.18 square miles (18.6 km2) (or 1.53%) is water.[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

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

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1850 3,957
1860 6,550 65.5%
1870 11,652 77.9%
1880 15,509 33.1%
1890 15,469 −0.3%
1900 17,083 10.4%
1910 14,539 −14.9%
1920 14,084 −3.1%
1930 12,720 −9.7%
1940 12,476 −1.9%
1950 9,833 −21.2%
1960 7,885 −19.8%
1970 6,654 −15.6%
1980 6,882 3.4%
1990 6,034 −12.3%
2000 5,351 −11.3%
2010 4,912 −8.2%
Est. 2012 4,655 −13.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2012 Estimate[1]

As of the census[5] 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/km²). There were 2,931 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/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.

Cities and towns[]

  • Big Lake
  • Bigelow
  • Corning
  • Craig
  • Forbes
  • Forest City
  • New Point
  • Oregon

Notable people[]

  • Frank McGrath - actor, born in Mound City in 1903
  • Roger Wehrli - NFL athlete inducted into the Hall of Fame, born in New Point
  • Charles C. Moore - 13th Governor of Idaho; born in Holt County.[6]

Points of interest[]

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

Education[]

Public Schools[]

Politics[]

Local[]

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.

Holt County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Carla Markt Republican
Circuit Clerk Vicki Book Republican
County Clerk Kathy J. Kunkel Republican
Collector Donna Cotton Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Mark Sitherwood Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)
Bill Gordon Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)
Don Holstine Democratic
Coroner Susan Lentz Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Robert Shepherd Republican
Public Administrator Edward Meng Republican
Recorder Vicki Book Republican
Sheriff Scott Wedlock Republican
Treasurer Gay Quick Republican

State[]

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2008 55.75% 1,440 40.53% 1,047 3.72% 96
2004 66.34% 1,776 32.61% 873 1.05% 28
2000 59.14% 1,563 39.01% 1,031 1.85% 49
1996 36.65% 1,040 61.63% 1,749 1.73% 49

All of Holt County is a part of Missouri’s 4th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Mike Thomson (R-Maryville).

Missouri House of Representatives - District 4 – Holt County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Thomson 1,538 87.79
Democratic Robert L. Ritterbusch 214 12.21

All of Holt County is a part of Missouri’s 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brad Lager (R-Savannah).

Missouri Senate - District 12 – Holt County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brad Lager 1,587 100.00

Federal[]

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. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Holt County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Graves 1,457 82.97
Democratic Clint Hylton 299 17.03
Past Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2008 68.14% 1,794 30.46% 802 1.40% 37
2004 69.27% 1,864 30.14% 811 0.60% 16
2000 65.29% 1,738 32.72% 871 1.99% 53
1996 47.15% 1,323 40.77% 1,144 12.08% 339

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)[]

  • Former U.S. Senator and current U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham 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.

Template:Missouri Republican primary, 2008 Template:Missouri Democratic primary, 2008

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

Coordinates: 40°05′N 95°13′W / 40.09, -95.21


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