Howard County, Texas

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Howard County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Big Spring
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	2,342 km² (904 mi²) 2,338 km² (903 mi²) 4 km² (1 mi²), 0.15%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	33,627 14/km²
Website: www.co.howard.tx.us

Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 33,627. Its county seat is Big Spring⁶. Howard County is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major Highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities, towns and communities 4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,342 km² (904 mi²). 2,338 km² (903 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.15%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Highway 87
• Texas State Highway 176
• Texas State Highway 350

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Borden County (north)
• Mitchell County (east)
• Sterling County (southeast)
• Glasscock County (south)
• Martin County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 33,627 people, 11,389 households, and 7,949 families residing in the county. The population density was 14/km² (37/mi²). There were 13,589 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.14% White, 4.13% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 12.43% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 37.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,389 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 118.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,805, and the median income for a family was $37,262. Males had a median income of $28,971 versus $21,390 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,027. About 14.50% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities, towns and communities

• Big Spring
• Coahoma
• Elbow
• Forsan
• Knott
• Lomax
• Luther
• Sand Springs
• Vealmoor
• Vincent

[edit] External links

• Howard County government’s website
• Howard County from the Handbook of Texas Online