Howard County, Texas

Howard County
Howard County
County
	Howard County Court House in downtown Big Spring
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°19′N 101°26′W / 32.31°N 101.44°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1882
Named for	Volney E. Howard
Seat	Big Spring
Largest city	Big Spring
Area
• Total	904 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Land	901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Water	3 sq mi (8 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	34,860
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.howard.tx.us

Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,860.^[1] Its county seat is Big Spring.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1882.^[3] It is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.^[4]

Howard County is included in the Big Spring, Texas micropolitan statistical area.

^ "Howard County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 162.