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Howard County

county in Maryland, United States
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Howard County

Summary

Howard County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Howard County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Howard County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Howard County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].
  • Howard County's capital is recorded as Ellicott City[6].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Anne Arundel County[7].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Baltimore County[8].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County[9].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County[10].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Prince George's County[11].
  • Howard County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[12].
  • John Eager Howard is named after Howard County[13].
  • Howard County is part of Baltimore metropolitan area[14].
  • Howard County's Commons category is recorded as Howard County, Maryland[15].
  • 1838 marks the founding of Howard County[16].
  • Howard County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.25, 'lon': -76.93}[17].
  • Howard County's official website is recorded as http://www.howardcountymd.gov/[18].
  • Howard County's official website is recorded as https://www.howardcountymd.gov/[19].
  • Howard County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howard County, Maryland[20].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+287085'}[21].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+288479'}[22].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+293628'}[23].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+299356'}[24].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+304580'}[25].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+313414'}[26].
  • Howard County has a population of {'amount': '+332317'}[27].

Body

Geography

Howard County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3]. It is part of Baltimore metropolitan area[14].

Physical Characteristics

Howard County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+657'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+287085'}[21], {'amount': '+288479'}[22], {'amount': '+293628'}[23], {'amount': '+299356'}[24], {'amount': '+304580'}[25], and {'amount': '+313414'}[26].

Designation and Status

Howard County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[5].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Howard County[16]. John Eager Howard is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Howard County draws 712 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #5 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Maryland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+116457'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+657'}
    Website → —
    Part of → Baltimore metropolitan area
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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