Holt County (Missouri)
The Holt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 4912 inhabitants and a population density of 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oregon, which was named after the Oregon Territory.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River, which forms the border with Kansas and Nebraska here. In the east, the County is limited by the Nodaway River.
The Holt County has an area of 1215 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface.
At the Holt County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
Reserves
- Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Lake State Park
History
The Holt County was formed in 1841 in the area of 1836 assigned by the board to Purchase Missouri Indian country. It was named for David Rice Holt, a deputy in the back then the area now Holt County Comprehensive Platte County.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Holt County 4912 people in 2219 households. The population density was 4.1 people per square kilometer. In the 2219 households lived statistically 2.22 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,261. The per capita income was $ 21,666. 14.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Holt County
Citys
- Craig
- Forest City
- Maitland
- Mound City
- Oregon
Villages
- Big Lake
- Bigelow
- Corning
- Fortescue
Unincorporated communities
- Forbes
- New Point
Structure
The Holt County is divided into twelve townships: