Howard County, Iowa

Howard County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,932. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,227 (474 ). 1,226 km² (473 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Iowa 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 139.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 3,974 households, and 2,650 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 4,327 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.06%, 0.11% or , 0.15% , 0.17% , 0.08% from , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,974 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,641, and the median income for a family was $43,284. Males had a median income of $28,856 versus $21,367 for females. The for the county was $17,842. About 5.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.