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Howard County

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Also known as Howard County, Nebraska, Howard County, NE

county in Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
Named after
Oliver O. Howard
Seat
St. Paul
Largest city
St. Paul
Total
576 sq mi (1,490 km )
Land
569 sq mi (1,470 km )
Water
6.3 sq mi (16 km ) 1.1%
Estimate 2025
6,538
Density
11.4/sq mi (4.39/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
3rd
Website
www .howardcounty .ne .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Nebraska
Contains
St. Paul
Capital
St. Paul
Population
6475
Area
1491
Shares border with
Buffalo County
Official website
www.howardcounty.ne.gov
Image
Howard County, Nebraska courthouse from S 1.JPG
Households
2732
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Commons category
Howard County, Nebraska
inception
1871-00-00
different from
Howard County
water as percent of area
1.1
native label
Howard County
per capita income
28108
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Encyclopedic overview

Howard County is a county in the state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,475. Its county seat is St. Paul. The county was formed in 1871 and named after Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard.

Howard County is part of the Grand Island metropolitan area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Howard County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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