Howard County

Also known as Howard County, Maryland, Howard County, MD

county in Maryland, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
Founded: May 13, 1838
Named after: John Eager Howard
Seat: Ellicott City
Largest community: Columbia
Total: 253 sq mi (660 km )
Land: 251 sq mi (650 km )
Water: 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km ) 1.0%
Estimate 2025: 339,183
Density: 1,320/sq mi (511/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts: 3rd
Website: howardcountymd.gov

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Wikidata facts

Part of: Baltimore metropolitan area
Named after: John Eager Howard
Country: United States
Located in: Maryland
Capital: Ellicott City
Population: 332317
Area: 657
Shares border with: Montgomery County
Official website: www.howardcountymd.gov
Image: 1Howard co. circuit.jpg
Households: 116457

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Commons category: Howard County, Maryland
topic's main category: Category:Howard County, Maryland
inception: 1838-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Howard County, Maryland
school district: Howard County Public School System
different from: Howard County
water as percent of area: 1
native label: Howard County
per capita income: 55873
social media followers: 21085

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Encyclopedic overview

Howard County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population is 334,529. Since there are no incorporated municipalities, there is no incorporated county seat either. Therefore, its county seat is the unincorporated community of Ellicott City. Howard County is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area.

The county is home to Columbia, a planned community between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. with a population of approximately 100,000, founded in 1967.

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