Holt, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°27′15″N 94°20′19″W / 39.45417°N 94.33861°W / 39.45417; -94.33861
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Holt, Missouri
FIPS code
29-32752[3]
GNIS feature ID2394408[1]

Holt is a city in Clay and Clinton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

Holt was platted in 1867.[5] The city was named for Jeremiah Abel Holt (1811-1886), who donated the land in 1837 and who was one of the first settlers in the area, a native of Orange County, North Carolina.[6]

Holt has the distinction of holding the world record for the fastest accumulation of rainfall. On June 22, 1947, Holt received 12 inches (300 mm) of rain in 42 minutes.[7][8]

Geography

Holt is located on the Clinton - Clay county line west of

Clear Creek lies north of the community.[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all land.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880162
189025959.9%
190033930.9%
1910336−0.9%
192039818.5%
1930357−10.3%
1940320−10.4%
1950270−15.6%
19602814.1%
197031913.5%
1980276−13.5%
199031112.7%
200040530.2%
201044710.4%
20204715.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 176 households, of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 34.3 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 152 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $55,375. Males had a median income of $35,556 versus $21,111 for females. The

poverty line
, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holt, Missouri
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 277.
  7. ^ John D. Locatelli and Peter V. Hobbs "A World Record Rainfall Rate at Holt, Missouri: Was It Due to Cold Frontogenesis Aloft?" Weather and Forecasting, Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 1995)
  8. ^ George A. Lott "The World-Record 42-Minute Holt, Missouri, Rainstorm" Monthly Weather Review, Volume 82, Issue 2 (February 1954)
  9. ^ Holt, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1990 (1995 rev.)
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  13. ^ "Lewis B. Krausse Jr". legacy.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

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