A town of 3,387, settled in 1856. Nearly 13.2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Holton does most differently from other towns.
13.2% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Holton. Another town gets a different order.
0.0 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie Lake Park | — | 172 |
| 2. Rafters Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Elk Horn Lake Park | — | 11 |
The typical Holton home is worth about $233,000, up 7.4% in a year, 7% below the Kansas typical home.
The public schools Holton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holton Elementary School | PK–5 | 511 | B− |
| Holton Middle | 6–8 | 220 | B |
| Holton High | 9–12 | 335 | B |
| Fresh Start (Virtual) | 1 | Not graded |
Holton beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Holton | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.1% |
Holton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in 3 of Holton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Topeka (20%), Lawrence (2%) and Soldier (2%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
Holton reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Holton on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Holton.
City in Jackson County, Kansas
Holton is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,401.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
