Welcome to Howard City ...

The village of Howard City is located in Montcalm County<1>.

The location of Howard City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howard City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Howard City has a population of 1,824 people<3> (see below for details).

Howard City is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Howard City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Howard City: (231)

The ZIP code for Howard City: 49329<5>

Websites for Howard City ...

Official Website: www.howardtownship.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Howard City had an population of 1,824 people. This is an increase of 0.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard City had a population of 1,808 people. This makes Howard City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Howard City represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 270th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,808 people, the population of Howard City increased 14.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,585 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Howard City.

Communities Also Named Howard City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Howard City - it's located in Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howard City.

Communities near Howard City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Howard City.

• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Rockford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
• Cedar Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <6>
• Newaygo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
  • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <6>
• White Cloud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
  • White Cloud is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Cloud <6>
• Kent City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
  • Kent City is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <6>
• Lakeview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <6>
• Grant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <6>
• Sand Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <6>
• Morley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Howard City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howard City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Howard City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Howard City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard City ...

Looking for more information about Howard City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Howard City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Howard City.

Adding Howard City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howard City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Howard City was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Howard City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Howard City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard City: www.howardtownship.com/

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/