A county was known as for John Eager Howard, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Maryland. When of 2000, the people is 247,842. Its county seat is Ellicott City.

This county occurs as a portion of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.

History
Howard District was formed around 1838 by the splitting of Anne Arundel County. It got a equivalent status as a county except for not existence delineate in the Maryland General Assembly. Inside 1851, it became an official county.

Law and government
Howard County was granted the charter form of government inside 1968.

Geography
Howard County's big community is Columbia (though, around fact, this in non an incorporated city under Maryland law; as a matter of fact, Howard County has there is no incorporated municipalities). A northern a portion of Howard County is part of the suburban region in the area of Baltimore; the southern is thomas more orientated toward Washington, D.C. The county is approximately the area where the two cities' suburbs overlap. Howard County is too a merely "Maryland-locked" county in a state -- these are a exclusively county non bordering a Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, an additional state, or even Washington, D.C..

More suspire, like a United States Postal Service, use the different choice of local toponym. Altogether these instances, since a site come unincorporated, a boundaries come determined per classifying authority.

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 657 km² (254 mi²). 653 kilometre² (252 mi²) of these are l& and Quartet klick² (Two mi²) of these are a water system. A sum region is Cipher.60% a stream.

Adjacent Counties
Anne Arundel County (southeast) Baltimore County (northeast) Carroll County (north) Frederick County (northwest) Montgomery County (west) Prince George's County (south)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 247,842 people, 90,043 households, and 65,821 families residing in the county. A population density is 380/km² (983/mi²). There are 92,818 housing units at an typical density of 142/km² (368/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 74.33% White, 14.42% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 7.68% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Trey.02% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 90,043 menage away from which Xl.00% develop kids under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, Lx.50% come married couples living together, 9.50% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no hubby present, & Twenty-six.90% come non-families. Twenty.80% of a lot menage come processed higher of people & Quatern.60% keep close at hand somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.71 & a typical personal size is Terzetto.Eighteen.

In a county the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-eight.10% under a age of Xviii, Sestet.30% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 34.40% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-three.80% from either 45 to 64, & Sevener.50% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Hundred females there are 96.Lx males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & ended, there are 92.Xc males.

the median income for a menage in the county is $74,167, & the median income for a personal is $85,422. Males have a median income of $57,959 versus $40,412 for females. A per capita income for the county is $32,402. Trinity.90% of the people & Deuce.50% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Triad.80% of people under a age of 18 & 6.90% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.

Howard County's Population History from the U.S. Census Bureau
A below occurs as people history for Howard County[http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/md190090.txt]. A ranking compares a people of Howard County to victims of the more Xxiii Maryl& counties and Baltimore City.

1900.......16,715......22nd (Calvert and Caroline fewer) 1910.......16,106......23rd (Calvert fewer) 1920.......15,826......22nd (Calvert and Kent fewer) 1930.......16,169......19th (Calvert, Charles, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's fewer) 1940.......17,175......20th (Calvert, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's fewer) 1950.......23,119......18th (Calvert, Caroline, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot fewer) 1960.......36,152......14th (Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Worcester fewer) 1970.......61,911......11th (Howard passing Cecil, St. Mary's, Wicomico inside people) 1980......118,572......7th (when simply Anne Arundel, Balt. Cty & City, Harford, Montgomery, Prince George's) 1990......187,328......6th (pass Harford) 2000......247,842......6th 2004......266,738......6th

Unincorporated Census Designated Places

Howard County has there are no incorporated municipalities.