Howard -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 10212 Housing Units (2000): 4346 Land area (2000): 465.735164 sq. miles (1206.248485 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.816391 sq. miles (12.474394 sq. km) Total area (2000): 470.551555 sq. miles (1218.722879 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.148740 N, 92.695248 W Headwords: Howard Howard, MO Howard County Howard County, MO