Howard County | |
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Howard County Courthouse in St. Paul | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
![]() Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 41°13′N 98°31′W / 41.22°N 98.52°W | |
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Founded | 1871 |
Named for | Oliver O. Howard |
Seat | St. Paul |
Largest city | St. Paul |
Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 569 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
• Water | 6.3 sq mi (16 km2) 1.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,475 |
• Density | 11/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Howard County is a county in the state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,475.[1] Its county seat is St. Paul.[2] The county was formed in 1871 and named after Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard.[3]
Howard County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Howard County is represented by the prefix 49 (it had the 49th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).