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Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people, but they lack local government. The United States Census Bureau recognizes the following Census-Designated Places in Howard County:
Other entities, such as the United States Postal Service, use a different selection of local place names. In all these cases, since the places are unincorporated, the boundaries are determined by the classifying authority.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 657 km² (254 mi²). 653 km² (252 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.60% water.
There are 90,043 households out of which 40.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% are married couples living together, 9.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% are non-families. 20.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.18.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $74,167, and the median income for a family is $85,422. Males have a median income of $57,959 versus $40,412 for females. The per capita income for the county is $32,402. 3.90% of the population and 2.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.80% are under the age of 18 and 6.90% are 65 or older.
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