Howard County, Texas Basics:


Howard County Texas - Government Site

Population: 35,454
Area: 901 square miles
County seat: Big Spring
Area code(s) in use: 432
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Median household income: $43,393
Persons in poverty: 15.7%
Home ownership rate: 67.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Borden  Dawson  Glasscock  Martin  Mitchell  Scurry  Sterling  

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Our detail map of Howard County shows the Howard County, Texas boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Howard County, Texas

  Airports     show all on map

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

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Air Evac Lifeteam Base Big Spring, Big Spring Fire Department Station 1, Big Spring Fire Department Station 2, Big Spring Fire Department Station 3, Big Spring Fire Department Station 4, Big Spring Fire Department Station 5, Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring Facility, Heritage Museum, Howard County Library, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Coahoma, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Forsan, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Jonesboro, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Knott, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Lomax, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Luther, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Sand Springs, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Silver Heels, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Tubbs, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Vincent, Potton-Hayden House, Ritz Theater (historical), State Theater (historical)

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Mount Olive Cemetery, Trinity Memorial Park, Vealmoor Cemetery, Vincent Cemetery

  Census     show all on map

Sand Springs Census Designated Place

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Assembly of God Church Evangel Temple, Bakers Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Berea Baptist Church, Birdwell Lane Baptist Church, Christs Community Church, Church of Christ 14th and Main, Church of Christ Cedar Ridge, College Baptist Church, College Park Church of God, First Church of God, First Church of the Nazarene, First Mexican Baptist Church, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Central Church, McGee Chapel Church of God in Christ, New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Northside Baptist Church, Power House Church of God in Christ, Prairie View Church, Primitive Baptist Church, Saint Marys Episcopal Church, Saint Paul Church, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Salem Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Trinity Baptist Church

  Dams     show all on map

Allen Lake Dam, Comanche Lake Dam, Garrett Lake Dam, Moss Creek Lake Dam, Powell Lake Dam, Rankin Lake Dam, Refinery Dam

  Flats     show all on map

Iatan Flats

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Rattlesnake Gap

  Hospitals     show all on map

Big Spring State Hospital, George H O'Brien Jr Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Scenic Mountain Medical Center

  Lakes     show all on map

Fourmile Lake, Natural Dam Lake, Onemile Lake, Red Salt Lake, Roberts Lake, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Threemile Lake

  Locales     show all on map

Jet Drive-In (historical), Morgan Creek Pumping Station, Otis Chalk

  Military     show all on map

Big Spring Army Air Field (historical), Webb Air Force Base (historical)

  Oilfields     show all on map

Big Spring Oil Field, East Howard County Oil Field, East Vealmoor Oil Field, Howard Glasscock Oil Field, Hyman Scott Oil Field, Luther Oil Field, Moore Oil Field, Snyder Oil Field, Varel Oil Field, Vealmoor Oil Field

  Parks     show all on map

ABC Park, Big Spring State Park, Big Spring State Park, Birdwell Park, Comanche Trail City Park, Roy Andrews Park

  Populated Places     show all on map

Big Spring, Coahoma, Elbow, Fairview, Forsan, Knott, Lomax, Luther, Midway, Morita, Otis Chalk, Ross City, Sand Springs, Soash (historical), South Haven, Vealmoor, Vincent, Webb Village, Ziler

  Post Offices     show all on map

Big Spring Post Office, Coahoma Post Office, Forsan Post Office, Knott Post Office

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Allen Lake, Arrington Tank, Boyd Tank, Calf Tank, Comanche Lake, Cosden Lake, Dipping Vat Tank, East Tank, Garrett Lake, Hayrick Tank, Hayrick Tank, Hillside Tank, House Tanks, Iatan Lake, Magnolia Tank, Moss Creek Lake, Powell Lake, Rankin Lake, Red Tank, Refinery Lake, Round Tank, Scout Tank, South Pasture Tanks, Telephone Tank, Triple Tank

  Schools     show all on map

Anderson Kindergarten Center, Bauer Elementary School, Baur School, Big Spring Alternative School, Big Spring High School, Big Spring Special Education, Boydstun School, Cedar Crest School, Coahoma Elementary School, Coahoma High School, Coahoma High School, Coahoma Junior High School, College Heights Elementary School, College Heights School, Elbow Elementary School, Forsan High School, Gay Hill School, Goliad Junior High School, Goliad Middle School, Hartwell School, Howard County Junior College, Kentwood Elementary School, Kenwood School, Lakeview School, Marcy Elementary School, Marcy School, Morrison School, Moss Elementary School, Moss School, Park Hill School, Runnels Junior High School, Washington Elementary School, Washington School

  Springs     show all on map

Barnett Spring, Barnett Springs, Big Spring, Bolinger Springs, Cardwell Springs (historical), Day Springs, Four-Mile Spring (historical), Fox Springs (historical), German Springs, Kane Springs, Moss Spring, Powell Springs, Rattlesnake Springs, White Springs (historical), Wildhorse Springs

  Streams     show all on map

Chimney Creek, Devils Creek, Dobson Creek, Dugout Creek, Elbow Creek, Moss Creek, Powell Creek, South Prong Moss Creek, Wildhorse Creek

  Summits     show all on map

East Gunsight Mountain, Flattop Mountain, Gold Hill, Scenic Mountain, Signal Mountains, Signal Peak, South Mountain, West Gunsight Mountain, Wildhorse Mountain

  Towers     show all on map

KBST-AM (Big Spring), KBST-FM (Big Spring), KBYG-AM (Big Spring), KWAB-TV (Big Spring), KWKI-AM (Big Spring)

  Trails     show all on map

Big Spring State Park Nature Trail

  Valleys     show all on map

Big Sandy Draw, Big Spring Draw, Buzzard Draw, Coahoma Draw, Dorward Draw, Guthrie Draw, Little Sandy Draw, Mustang Draw, Plum Draw, Red Draw, Sandy Hollow, Sulphur Springs Draw,

Howard County, Texas Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteHoward County White population 31,48331,483  
BlackHoward County Black population 2,4822,481
MixedHoward County Mixed population 567567
American IndianHoward County American Indian population 532531
AsianHoward County Asian population 390389
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderHoward County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 3535

Additional population tables :
State population table
Texas population by county