HOWARD COUNTY, INDIANA

'Howard County' is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Howard and Tipton counties. Originally named Richardville County, it was rechristened in 1844 to commemorate General Tilghman Ashurst Howard. As of 2000, the population was 84,964. The county seat is Kokomo.⁶. The license plate number for Howard County is 34.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

History

Demographics

Places to See

Road Construction

Cities, Towns and Villages

External links

References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 761 km² (294 mi²). 759 km² (293 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 31

★ U.S. Highway 35

★ State Road 19

★ State Road 22

★ State Road 26

★ State Road 213

Adjacent Counties

★ Miami County, Indiana (North)

★ Grant County, Indiana (East)

★ Tipton County, Indiana (South)

★ Clinton County, Indiana (Southwest)

★ Carroll County, Indiana (West)

★ Cass County, Indiana (Northwest)

History

This County was organized in 1844. It was first known as Richardville County. Its first name honored Jean Baptiste Richardville, a chief of the Miami. Richardville's name was Pe-che-wa, which translates to ''Wildcat'', hence Wildcat Creek.
In 1846, the name was changed to Howard County, in honor of Gen. Tilghman Howard, U.S. Representative from Indiana, who died in 1844.

Demographics

'Howard County Population by year

'2000' 84,964 '1990' 80,827 '1980' 86,896 '1970' 83,198 '1960' 69,509 '1950' 54,498 '1940' 47,752 '1930' 46,696 '1920' 43,965 '1910' 33,177 '1900' 28,575 '1890' 26,186 '1880' 19,584 '1870' 15,847 '1860' 12,524 '1850' 6,657

As of the census² of 2000, there were 84,964 people, 34,800 households, and 23,559 families residing in the county. The population density was 112/km² (290/mi²). There were 37,604 housing units at an average density of 50/km² (128/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.73% White, 6.55% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. 2.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% were of American, 20.9% German, 9.7% English and 8.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 34,800 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,487, and the median income for a family was $53,051. Males had a median income of $43,767 versus $26,566 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,049. About 6.60% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.
Howard County is Indiana's second most wealthy county, only Hamilton County is wealthier.

Places to See

★ Kokomo Reservoir (Wildcat Creek Reservoir)

★ Western Days Festival: First week of June, in Russiaville, Indiana

★ Howard County 4-H Fair[1], in Greentown, Indiana

★ Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment, mid-September

Road Construction

Kokomo and Howard County are currently working together for major road construcion on Kokomo's west side. North Dixon Road is closed from Markland Avenue (south) to Sycamore Street (north). When complete, Dixon Road will be four lanes from Alto Road (south) to Jefferson Street (north).

Cities, Towns and Villages

★ Alto

★ Cassville

★ Center

★ Greentown

★ Hemlock

★ Indian Heights

★ New London

★ Oakford

★ Kokomo

★ Russiaville

★ West Middleton

External links

★ Howard County Official Website

★ Howard County Community Net

★ Kokomo CFD Knights semi-pro baseball

References

★ Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses, , Richard L. (editor), Forstall, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division, 1996, ISBN 0-934213-48-8
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