Howard County, Arkansas

Howard County
Howard County Courthouse in Nashville, Arkansas
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°08′10″N 93°59′14″W / 34.136111111111°N 93.987222222222°W / 34.136111111111; -93.987222222222
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedApril 17, 1873
SeatNashville
Largest cityNashville
Area
 • Total595 sq mi (1,540 km2)
 • Land589 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Water6.8 sq mi (18 km2)  1.1%
Population
 • Total12,785
 • Density21/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Howard County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, 12,785 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Nashville.[2] It was formed on April 17, 1873 from parts of Hempstead, Sevier, Polk, and Pike counties.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Howard County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Hutchinson, Frederick McAlpine (1947). The Hutchinson family of Laurens County, South Carolina, and descendants. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Houston, Texas: A. Jones Press. p. 48.