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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 Big Spring is the Seat for Howard County.

Howard County was founded August 21, 1876. Howard was created by taking area from Bexar and Young Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Howard had a population of 36,664 people. This is an increase of 4.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,993 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Howard represented 0.14% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Howard County:

  • Big Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coahoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forsan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forsan is located in Howard County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <2>

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.