Howard County, Arkansas

Howard County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, 13,789 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Nashville.[2] It was formed on April 17, 1873 from parts of Hempstead, Sevier, Polk, and Pike counties.[3]

Howard County
Howard County Courthouse in Nashville, Arkansas
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°08′10″N 93°59′14″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedApril 17, 1873
SeatNashville
Largest cityNashville
Area
  Total595 sq mi (1,540 km2)
  Land589 sq mi (1,530 km2)
  Water6.8 sq mi (18 km2)  1.1%%
Population
  Estimate 
(2016)
13,377
  Density23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th

References

  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Hutchinson, Frederick McAlpine (1947). The Hutchinson family of Laurens County, South Carolina, and descendants. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Houston, Texas: A. Jones Press. p. 48.


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