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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 Fayette is the Seat for Howard County.

Howard County was founded in 1816. Howard was created by taking area from Saint Charles and Saint Louis Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howard had a population of 10,001 people. This is a decrease of 1.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,141 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard represented 0.17% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Howard County:

  • Armstrong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in Howard County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Fayette
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fayette is located in Howard County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in Howard County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
  • New Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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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.
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