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Welcome to Howard County ...

Time Zone: Howard County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Nashville is the Seat for Howard County.

Howard County was founded in 1873. Howard was created by taking area from Pike, Hempstead, Polk and Sevier Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howard had a population of 13,202 people. This is a decrease of 4.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,796 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard represented 0.47% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Howard County:

  • Dierks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
    • Dierks is located in Howard County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <2>
  • Mineral Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tollette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
    • Tollette is located in Howard County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.