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About Howard County

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.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Howard County, Iowa
HowardCountyCourthouseCrescoIowa — CC BY-SA 3.0, Jatakuck at English Wikipedia · source

Howard County at a glance

County seat
Cresco
Population
9,469 (2020)
Land area
474 sq mi
Founded
1851

Largest communities in Howard County

  1. Vernon Springs Township 4,571
  2. Cresco county seat 3,888
  3. Afton Township 860
  4. Forest City Township 716
  5. New Oregon Township 690

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