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Also known as Howard County, Iowa, Howard County, IA

county in Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Iowa
Named after
Tilghman Howard
Seat
Cresco
Largest city
Cresco
Total
474 sq mi (1,230 km )
Land
473 sq mi (1,230 km )
Water
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.08%
Estimate 2025
9,415
Density
20.0/sq mi (7.73/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
howardcounty .iowa .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Howard County is a county located in the US state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,469. The county seat and the largest city is Cresco. The county was founded in 1851; it was named for General Tilghman Ashurst Howard, a Representative of Indiana.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Howard County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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