Howard, Colorado
{{short description|Census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Howard post office has the ZIP Code 81233. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Howard CDP was 852.
History
{{See also|Early history of Fremont County, Colorado}}
The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 June 2016}} The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=33|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=27}}
Geography
Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado. U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest {{convert|13|mi}} to Salida and east {{convert|46|mi}} to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat. Howard is bordered to the southeast by Coaldale.
The Howard CDP has an area of {{convert|43.360|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, all land. The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Howard CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}
{{Historical populations
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|2010|723
|2020|852
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See also
{{stack|{{portal|Colorado}}}}
References
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External links
{{stack|{{commons category|Howard, Colorado}}}}
- [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/howard Howard @ Colorado.com]
- [https://thediggings.com/places/co0432583248 Howard, Colorado Mining Claims And Mines]
- [https://www.fremontco.com/ Fremont County website]
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Category:Census-designated places in Fremont County, Colorado