Howell County

Also known as Howell County, Missouri, Howell County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: March 2, 1857
Named after: Josiah Howell
Seat: West Plains
Largest city: West Plains
Total: 928 sq mi (2,400 km )
Land: 927 sq mi (2,400 km )
Water: 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.1%
Estimate 2025: 40,798
Density: 42.9/sq mi (16.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

Article

Howell County is in southern Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,750. The largest city and county seat is West Plains. The county was officially organized on March 2, 1857, and is named after Josiah Howell, a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.

Howell County comprises the West Plains, MO, Micropolitan Statistical Area.