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Holton, Kansas

Holton is a city in Jackson County, Kansas with an estimated 3,422 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 82nd largest of 193 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,422; #82 of 193 in Kansas
Change since 2020: +0.6%; +21 people
Land area: 2.7 sq mi; + 0.08 sq mi water
Density: 1,277 / sq mi; State median 1,527

Orange pin: Holton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Topeka.

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Holton population, 2020 to 2024

Holton added 21 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.6%. In the latest year it moved by +29.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,400. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Holton covers 2.68 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 1,277 people per square mile of land. The median Kansas place of 5,000+ has 1,527, so Holton is less dense than the typical town.

What county Holton is in

All of Holton's residents live in Jackson County, which had 13,525 residents in 2024. Holton holds 25.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Holton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Holton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 66436. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Holton is

The Census internal point of Holton is at 39.469900, -95.732600. Topeka, the capital, is 29.4 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Topeka, KS (125,467 people), 30.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.469900, -95.732600
DMS: 39°28'11.64"N 95°43'57.36"W
UTM: 15N 264935.2E 4372488.7N
Geohash: 9z5bt938u
Plus code: 86F6F798+XX

Daylight in Holton

At 39.47° N, Holton gets about 14 h 58 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Holton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Valley Falls, 17.1 miles away, with 1,066 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Holton, KS?

3,422 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 21 (0.6%) from 3,401 in July 2020.

What county is Holton in?

Jackson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Holton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 66436.

How far is Holton from Topeka?

29.4 miles (47.3 km) in a straight line, heading S from Holton.

What is the nearest larger city to Holton?

Topeka, KS, with 125,467 residents, 30.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.