Holt County, Missouri

Holt County
Holt County Courthouse in Oregon
Holt County Courthouse in Oregon
Map of Missouri highlighting Holt County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting 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
FoundedFebruary 15, 1841
Named forDavid Rice Holt
SeatOregon
Largest cityMound City
Area
 • Total470 sq mi (1,200 km2)
 • Land463 sq mi (1,200 km2)
 • Water7.7 sq mi (20 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,223
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websiteholtcounty.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]

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 173.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 159.