Place:Howard, Texas, United States

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NameHoward
Alt namesHowardsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates32.3°N 101.45°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1876 - )
See alsoBexar, Texas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Big Spring
Coahoma
Elbow
Fairview
Forsan
Knott
Lomax
Luther
Morita
Sand Springs
South Haven
Vealmoor
Vincent
Webb Village
Ziler
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,860. Its county seat is Big Spring. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1882. It is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.

Howard County is included in the Big Spring, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1876 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 50
1890 1,210
1900 2,528
1910 8,881
1920 6,962
1930 22,888
1940 20,990
1950 26,722
1960 40,139
1970 37,796
1980 33,142
1990 32,343
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