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 |
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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 |