Howard County, Maryland

Howard County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Maryland
Administrative headquarters :	Ellicott City
Foundation :	1838
Made up from:	Anne Arundel County
Area code :	001 410
Demographics
Residents :	287,085  (2010)
Population density :	439.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	657 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

The Howard County is a county in the US state of Maryland . The county seat is Ellicott City .

geography

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	13,338		-
1870	14,150		6.1%
1880	16,140		14.1%
1890	16,269		0.8%
1900	16,715		2.7%
1910	16,106		-3.6%
1920	15,826		-1.7%
1930	16,169		2.2%
1940	17,175		6.2%
1950	23,119		34.6%
1960	36,152		56.4%
1970	61,911		71.3%
1980	118,572		91.5%
1990	187,328		58%
2000	247,842		32.3%
2010	287.085		15.8%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Howard County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The county is about halfway between Baltimore and Washington, DC and covers an area of ​​657 square kilometers; of which four square kilometers (0.60 percent) are water. It borders on the following counties:

Frederick County	Carroll County	Baltimore County
Montgomery County
	Prince George's County	Anne Arundel County

history

Howard

Howard County was formed in 1851 from part of Anne Arundel County. It was named after John Eager Howard (1752-1827), the first governor of Maryland (1788-1791).

Four Howard County sites have National Historic Landmark status due to their historical significance . 36 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 14, 2017).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Howard County had 287,085 people in 98,994 households. The population density was 439.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 62.2 percent white, 17.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 14.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 5.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. In the 98,994 households there were statistically 2.73 people each.

25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.0 percent were between 19 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the 101,417  USD . The per capita income was $ 44,120. 4.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Census-designated places

In Howard County there are no independent communities ( incorporated communities ), since the settlements are practically only suburbs of the city of Baltimore. However, these are not legally part of the city. Because of their size, the United States Census Bureau has created a number of census-designated places (CDP):

Columbia Elkridge Ellicott City

Jessup 1 North Laurel Savage  -  Guilford

^{1 - partially in Anne Arundel County}

Unincorporated Communities

All other settlements in the county are neither independent communities nor CDPs, but rather unincorporated communities :

Clarksville Cooksville Dayton Dorsey Fulton Glenelg

Glenwood Hanover 1 Highland Ilchester Lisbon Marriottsville 2

Scaggsville Simpsonville West Friendship Woodbine 2 Woodstock 3

^{1 - partly in Anne Arundel County
2 - partly in Carroll County
3 - partly in Carroll and Baltimore Counties}

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1709077. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser. Retrieved August 21, 2011
3. ↑ United States Census.gov.Retrieved August 21, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 
5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maryland . National Park Service , accessed November 14, 2017.
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 14, 2017.
7. ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Howard County ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 21, 2011 

Web links

Commons : Howard County, Maryland  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Howard County
• Yahoo Image Search - Howard County
• www.city-data.com - Howard County

Coordinates: 39 ° 15 ′  N , 76 ° 56 ′  W