Holton, Kansas

Holton is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jackson County. In 2020, 3,401 people lived there. History In 1859, the abolitionist John Brown took a group of escaped slaves through Holton. That led to an incident called the "Battle of the Spurs." Geography Holton is at 39°28′11″N 95°43′57″W (39.469861, -95.732555). 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. 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. People 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. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 3,329 people, 1,442 households, and 832 families living in Holton. 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. Robin Utterback, artist References Other websites City City of Holton Holton - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 336 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, local school district Newspaper Holton Recorder Weather Holton Weather Station Archived 2019-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Maps Holton City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT