Tag: Holcomb

Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.
Holcomb is known for the murders of four members of the Herbert W. Clutter family, an incident which formed the basis of the Truman Capote book In Cold Blood.
Holcomb is located at 37°59′2″N 100°59′10″W / 37.98389°N 100.98611°W / 37.98389; -100.98611 (37.983934, -100.985996). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,026 people, 592 households, and 515 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,730.1 people per square mile (668.6/km²). There were 608 housing units at an average density of 519.2 per square mile (200.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.80% White, 1.09% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 13.28% from other races, and 3.65% from mixed race.
There were 592 households out of which 65.0% had children…