Howard, Kansas

**Howard** is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Elk County. In 2020, 570 people lived there.

## History

Howard was created in 1870. It was incorporated as a city in 1877. Howard was named after Oliver O. Howard. He was a Union Army general during the Civil War, and he created Howard University. The first post office in Howard was created in February 1870. In 1901, Howard was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live.

## Geography

Howard is at  (37.469434, -96.263043). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 570 people, 268 households, and 148 families living in Howard. Of the households, 71.6% owned their home and 28.4% rented their home.

The median age was 51.5 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 1.2% were Native American, 0.4% were Black, 0.2% were Asian, 1.1% were from some other race, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 687 people, 318 households, and 176 families living in Howard.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Howard
- Howard - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 282, local school district
- USD 282 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Maps
- Howard City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Howard, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image map**: Elk_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Howard_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Elk County, Kansas, Elk County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Elk Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Elk County, Kansas, Elk County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Elk County, Kansas, Elk
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1877
- **named for**: Oliver O. Howard
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.71
- **area land sq mi**: 0.71
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.83
- **area land km2**: 1.83
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1040
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 570
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67349
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394429