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 ledc to an incident called the "Battle of the Spurs."

## Geography

Holton is at  (39.469861, -95.732555). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  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

## Other websites

- City
- City of Holton
- Holton - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 336 , local school district
- Newspaper
- _Holton Recorder_
- Weather
- Holton Weather Station
- Maps
- Holton City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Holton, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Holton_KS_2007.JPG
- **image caption**: Downtown Holton (2007)
- **image map**: Jackson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Holton_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Jackson County, Kansas, Jackson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Jackson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Jackson County, Kansas, Jackson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Jackson County, Kansas, Jackson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1856
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1857
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1859
- **named for**: Edward D. Holton, Edward Holton
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.76
- **area land sq mi**: 2.68
- **area water sq mi**: 0.08
- **area total km2**: 7.15
- **area land km2**: 6.93
- **area water km2**: 0.22
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1056
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 3401
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66436
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485594