'Howard County, MD' definitions:
Howard -- U.S. County in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Howard -- U.S. County in Maryland
Population (2000) :
247842
Housing Units (2000) :
92818
Land area (2000) :
252.039096 sq. miles (652.778235 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.507390 sq. miles (3.904123 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
253.546486 sq. miles (656.682358 sq. km)
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.219273 N, 76.860091 W