Holt County
Also known as Holt County, Missouri, Holt County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 15, 1841
- Named after
- David Rice Holt
- Seat
- Oregon
- Largest city
- Mound City
- Total
- 470 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Land
- 463 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Water
- 7.7 sq mi (20 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,200
- Density
- 9.12/sq mi (3.52/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
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. 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.
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