Howard, Ohio

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Howard, Ohio
Census-designated place
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Howard, Ohio in 2022
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Coordinates: 40°24′28″N82°19′37″W / 40.40778°N 82.32694°W / 40.40778; -82.32694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Knox
Townships Howard
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
910 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
246
 • Density1,099.1/sq mi (424.38/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43028
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-36512 [3]
GNIS feature ID2628904 [2]

Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 246. The United States Postal Service has assigned Howard the ZIP Code 43028. The community lies along U.S. Route 36.

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History

Originally called "Kinderhook", the community adopted the name "Howard" when the railroad was extended to that point. [4] A post office called Howard has been in operation since 1872. [5]

East Knox High School is located in Howard, as are the East Knox Local School District board offices. [6] The Kokosing Gap Trail runs through Howard, Ohio. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 246—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howard Census Designated Place
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Howard CDP, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p.  478.
  5. ↑ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ East Knox Local Schools Archived 2019-05-22 at the Wayback Machine , East Knox Local School District, 2006-05-24. Accessed 2007-10-26.
  7. ↑ "Kokosing Gap Trail". kokosinggaptrail.org. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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