Editing Holt, Missouri

{{Distinguish|Holt County, Missouri}}
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'''Holt''' is a city in [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]] and [[Clinton County, Missouri|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 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2932752|access-date=2021-12-27|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Holt was [[plat]]ted in 1867.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clinton.html |title=Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070606/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clinton.html |archive-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA277 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=277}}</ref>

Holt has the distinction of holding the world record for the fastest accumulation of rainfall. On June 22, 1947, Holt received {{convert|12|in|mm}} of rain in 42 minutes.<ref name=record>John D. Locatelli and Peter V. Hobbs ''[https://archive.today/20130116095534/http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1175/1520-0434(1995)010%3C0779:AWRRRA%3E2.0.CO;2&ct=1 "A World Record Rainfall Rate at Holt, Missouri: Was It Due to Cold Frontogenesis Aloft?"]'' Weather and Forecasting, Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 1995)</ref><ref name=record2>George A. Lott ''[https://archive.today/20130408052924/http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1954)082%3C0050:TWMHMR%3E2.0.CO;2 "The World-Record 42-Minute Holt, Missouri, Rainstorm"]'' Monthly Weather Review, Volume 82, Issue 2 (February 1954)</ref>

==Geography==
Holt is located on the Clinton - Clay county line west of [[Interstate 35 in Missouri|I-35]]. [[Missouri Route 33]] passes through the community. The Lake Arrowhead reservoir on Muddy Fork of [[Clear Creek (Fishing River)|Clear Creek]] lies north of the community.<ref>''Holt, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1990 (1995 rev.)</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 162
|1890= 259
|1900= 339
|1910= 336
|1920= 398
|1930= 357
|1940= 320
|1950= 270
|1960= 281
|1970= 319
|1980= 276
|1990= 311
|2000= 405
|2010= 447
|2020= 471
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 447 people, 176 households, and 119 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|993.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 193 housing units at an average density of {{convert|428.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 405 people, 152 households, and 100 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,119.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|456.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,841. About 10.1% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Lew Krausse Jr.]], [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher from 1961 to 1974, lived in Holt during his later years<ref name="legacy">{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/lewis-krausse-obituary?id=4540181|title=Lewis B. Krausse Jr.|work=legacy.com|accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Holt in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138823 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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