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Howard County
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 332317
- Area
- 657
- Official website
- www.howardcountymd.gov
- Image
- 1Howard co. circuit.jpg
- Households
- 116457
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- Commons category
- Howard County, Maryland
- inception
- 1838-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1
- native label
- Howard County
- per capita income
- 55873
- social media followers
- 21085
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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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