Holt, Missouri

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Holt is a city in Clay and Clinton County, Missouri. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.

Holt has the distinction of holding the record for the fastest accumulation of rainfall. On June 22, 1947, Holt had 12 inches of rain in 42 minutes.

[edit] Geography

Holt is located at 39°27′25″N, 94°20′12″W (39.456809, -94.336741)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 405 people, 152 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The population density was 434.4/km² (1,119.4/mi²). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 177.0/km² (456.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% White, 0.74% African American, 0.49% Native American, 1.23% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.