Holcomb

History

Holcomb took its name from a local hog farmer. The city was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The first post office in Holcomb was established in December 1909. Holcomb was the site of the Clutter family murders in 1959. Two ex-convicts, Richard Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, were convicted of the killings. The murders were the basis for the 1966 book In Cold Blood, the 1967 movie In Cold Blood, the 1996 TV miniseries adaptation, the 2005 movie Capote, and the 2006 film Infamous.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Holcomb has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  1,135
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,006
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  805
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  740
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  664
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  635
• Great-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  517
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  497