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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Howard County is a county located in the US state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,469. The county seat is Cresco. The county was founded in 1851; it was named for General Tilghman Ashurst Howard, a Representative of Indiana.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1855 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1873 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | 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
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1860 | 3,168
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1870 | 6,282
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1880 | 10,837
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1890 | 11,182
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1900 | 14,512
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1910 | 12,920
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1920 | 13,705
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1930 | 13,082
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1940 | 13,531
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1950 | 13,105
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1960 | 12,734
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1970 | 11,442
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1980 | 11,114
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1990 | 9,809
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Howard County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
http://iagenweb.org/howard/
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