Place:Howard, Iowa, United States

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NameHoward
Alt namesHowardsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates43.35°N 92.317°W
Located inIowa, United States     (1851 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Inhabited place
Bonair
Chester
Cresco
Davis Corners
Elma
Florenceville
Lidtke Mill
Lime Springs
Lourdes
Lowther Station
Maple Leaf
Protivin
Riceville
Saratoga
Schley
Vernon Springs
Township
Jamestown
Unknown
New Oregon
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1851 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1855 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1873 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1860 3,168
1870 6,282
1880 10,837
1890 11,182
1900 14,512
1910 12,920
1920 13,705
1930 13,082
1940 13,531
1950 13,105
1960 12,734
1970 11,442
1980 11,114
1990 9,809
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Howard County, Iowa, United States

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External links

http://iagenweb.org/howard/

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