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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 Saint Paul is the Seat for Howard County.

Howard County was founded in 1871 and was created by taking area from Hall County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howard had a population of 6,445 people. This is an increase of 2.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,279 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard represented 0.34% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Howard County:

  • Cotesfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotesfield is located in Howard County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushing is located in Howard County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Dannebrog
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elba is located in Howard County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
  • Farwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Howard City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard City is located in Howard County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Saint Paul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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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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