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Welcome to Howell County ...

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

The community of West Plains is the Seat for Howell County.

Howell County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Oregon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howell had a population of 40,117 people. This is a decrease of 1.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 40,552 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howell represented 0.68% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Howell County:

  • Brandsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Mountain View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

Websites of Interest ...

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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