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Welcome to Holt County ...

Time Zone: Holt County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Oregon is the Seat for Holt County.

Holt County was founded in 1841.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Holt had a population of 4,403 people. This is a decrease of 10.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,915 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holt represented 0.08% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Holt County:

  • Big Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Bigelow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Corning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Craig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Craig is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
  • Forest City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fortescue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Maitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Mound City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oregon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.