Howard County, Indiana

administration
Howard County Courthouse in Kokomo, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Kokomo
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 117 N Main Street Kokomo, IN 46901-0000
Foundation :	January 15, 1844
Made up from:	Carroll County Cass County Grant County Hamilton County Miami County
Area code :	001 765
Demographics
Residents :	82,752 (2010)
Population density :	109 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	761 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.co.howard.in.us

Howard County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Kokomo .

geography

The county is located in north-central Indiana and has an area of 761 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Miami County , Grant County , Tipton County , Clinton County , Carroll County, and Cass County .

history

Howard County was formed on January 15, 1844 from parts of Carroll County, Cass County, Grant County, Hamilton County, and Miami County. It was named after Tilghman A. Howard , a US statesman from Indiana.

11 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	6657	-
1860	12,524	88.1%
1870	15,847	26.5%
1880	19,584	23.6%
1890	26,186	33.7%
1900	28,575	9.1%
1910	33,177	16.1%
1920	43,965	32.5%
1930	46,696	6.2%
1940	47,752	2.3%
1950	54,498	14.1%
1960	69,509	27.5%
1970	83.198	19.7%
1980	86,896	4.4%
1990	80,827	-7%
2000	84,964	5.1%
2010	82,752	-2.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Howard County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Seiberling Mansion , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Howard County had 84,964 people in 34,800 households and 23,559 families. The population density was 112 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.73 percent white, 6.55 percent African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 1.01 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.85 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.49 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 34,800 households, 31.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 52.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, and 32.3 percent were non-families. 28.2 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years. 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90 men.

The median income for a household in the 43,487 USD , and the median income for a family 53,051 USD. Males had a median income of $ 43,767 versus $ 26,566 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,049. 6.6 percent of families and 9.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.