Holt County, Missouri

Holt County, Missouri
Holt County Courthouse in Oregon
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 15, 1841
Named for	David Rice Holt
Seat	Oregon
Largest city	Mound City
Area
• Total	470 sq mi (1,217 km2)
• Land	463 sq mi (1,199 km2)
• Water	7.7 sq mi (20 km2), 1.6%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	4,484
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km²)
Congressional district	6th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	holtcounty.org

Holt County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,912. Its county seat is Oregon. 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.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,200 km²), of which 463 square miles (1,200 km²) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km²) (1.6%) is water.

As of the census 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.