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Howard County, MD

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Origin: Howard District was created from Anne Arundel County by Chapter 22, Acts of 1838 (confirmed by Chapter 50, Acts of 1839). Although unrepresented in the General Assembly, the District enjoyed the status of a county. It officially was formed as a county in 1851 (Const. 1851, Art. VIII, sec. I). The County was named for John Eager Howard (1752-1827), Revolutionary War officer, Maryland governor, and statesman.

County Seat: Ellicott City, MD 21043

Map of Howard County Howard County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 252.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 1,069.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 297.2%. On the 2000 census form, 97.8% of the population reported only one race, with 14.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.71 persons compared to an average family size of 3.18 persons.

In 2005 professional and technical services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $75,338. Per capita income grew by 21.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 269,457 Covered Employment 138,806
   Growth (%) since 1990 43.8%    Average wage per job $47,159
Households (2000) 90,043 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 4.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 153,832    Average wage per job $55,500
Unemployment Rate (2005) 3.0 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.5%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $49,186    Average wage per job $44,364
Median Household Income (2003) $79,455 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 4.7    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 93.1 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 52.9    Average wage per job D
 

Aging, Office on: www.co.ho.md.us/citizenservices/servicesguide/agingserv.htm
Budget Office: www.co.ho.md.us/doa/doa_budget2.htm
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/howard/general.html
Citizen Services Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/citizenservices/cs_homepage.htm
Community College: www.howardcc.edu
County Council: www.co.ho.md.us/countycouncil/cc_homepage.html
County Executive: www.co.ho.md.us/hc_countyexecutive.htm
County Government: www.co.ho.md.us/
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#howard
Economic Development Authority: www.hceda.org
Elections Board: www.co.ho.md.us/servicesresidents_voting.htm
Finance Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/dof/dof_homepage.htm
Health Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/health/healthmain/health_homepage.htm
Housing & Community Development Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/dh/dh_homepage.htm
Human Resources: www.co.ho.md.us/doa/doa_humanresources.htm
Inspections, Licenses, & Permits Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/dilp/dilp_homepage.htm
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/howard/
Library: www.howa.lib.md.us
Planning & Zoning Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/dpz/dpz_homepage.htm
Police Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/police/police_homepage.htm
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/howard.htm
Public Information Office: www.co.ho.md.us/doa/doa%5fpio.htm
Public Schools: www.howard.k12.md.us
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.co.ho.md.us/rap/rap_homepage.htm
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ho/html/howard.html
Sheriff: www.co.ho.md.us/sheriff/sheriff_homepage.htm
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/howard.htm
State's Attorney: www.co.ho.md.us/statesattorney/samain/sa_homepage.asp
Tourism Office: www.visithowardcounty.com
 

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