Holton, Kansas

Holton, Kansas
Holton, Kansas
City and County seat
	Downtown Holton (2007)
	Location within Jackson County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Jackson County (legend)
	Coordinates: 39°28′11″N 95°43′57″W / 39.46972°N 95.73250°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Founded	1856
Platted	1857
Incorporated	1859
Named for	Edward Holton
Area
• Total	2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2)
• Land	2.68 sq mi (6.93 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation	1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,401
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66436
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-32825
GNIS ID	485594
Website	holtonkansas.org

Holton is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is also the county seat of Jackson County. In 2020, 3,401 people lived there.^[3]

History

In 1859, the abolitionist John Brown took a group of escaped slaves through Holton. This lead to an incident called the "Battle of the Spurs".^[4]

Geography

Holton is at 39°28′11″N 95°43′57″W / 39.46972°N 95.73250°W / 39.46972; -95.73250 (39.469861, -95.732555).^[1] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.76 square miles (7.15 km²). Of that, 2.68 square miles (6.94 km²) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) is water.^[2]

Weather

Holton has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says Holton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[5]

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,727	—
1900	3,082	13.0%
1910	2,842	−7.8%
1920	2,703	−4.9%
1930	2,705	0.1%
1940	2,885	6.7%
1950	2,705	−6.2%
1960	3,028	11.9%
1970	3,063	1.2%
1980	3,132	2.3%
1990	3,196	2.0%
2000	3,353	4.9%
2010	3,329	−0.7%
2020	3,401	2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

Holton is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 3,401 people, 1,410 households, and 784 families living in Holton. Of the households, 58.4% owned their home and 41.6% rented their home.

The median age was 39.2 years. Of the people, 83.7% were White, 3.3% were Native American, 1.8% were Black, 0.6% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.7% were from some other race, and 7.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the people.^[3]^[6]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 3,329 people, 1,442 households, and 832 families living in Holton.^[7]

Famous people

Case Broderick, politician
Bill James, baseball writer and statistician
Lynn Jenkins, U.S. Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Vice-Chair, graduate of Holton High School.
Kendall McComas, child actor, Our Gang.
Pat Roberts, U.S. Senator and 1954 graduate of Holton High School.
Matt Mattox, Football Coach and 2000 graduate of Holton High School.
Bernice T. Van der Vries, Illinois state legislator, was born in Holton.^[8]
Robin Utterback, artist