Howard County, Texas

Howard County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 33,627. Its is. Howard County is named for, a from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,342 (904 ). 2,338 km² (903 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 87.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 176.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 350.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,627 people, 11,389 households, and 7,949 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 13,589 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.14%, 4.13% or , 0.59% , 0.59% , 0.01% , 12.43% from , and 2.10% from two or more races. 37.46% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,389 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 118.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,805, and the median income for a family was $37,262. Males had a median income of $28,971 versus $21,390 for females. The for the county was $15,027. About 14.50% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns and communities

 * Knott
 * Lomax
 * Luther
 * Sand Springs
 * Vealmoor
 * Vincent
 * Luther
 * Sand Springs
 * Vealmoor
 * Vincent