Howard County, Nebraska
| Howard County, Nebraska | |
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Howard County Courthouse in St. Paul
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | Oliver O. Howard |
| Seat | St. Paul |
| Largest city | St. Paul |
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| • Total | 576 sq mi (1,492 km2) |
| • Land | 569 sq mi (1,474 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16 km2), 1.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,274 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Howard County is a county located in the state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,274. Its county seat is St. Paul. The county was formed in 1871 and named after the Union General Oliver Otis Howard.
Howard County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Howard County is represented by the prefix 49 (it had the forty-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 576 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 569 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) (1.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,567 people, 2,546 households, and 1,797 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 2,782 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.69% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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