Howard County
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Howard County is a county in Maryland, United States, with county seat Ellicott City.

## Administrative divisions

Howard County is a county in Maryland, United States; the county seat is Ellicott City[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- State: [Maryland](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/maryland.html)
- County seat: Ellicott City[^uscb2023]
- Division level: county[^uscb2023]

## Parent division

Located in [Maryland](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/maryland.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: Maryland https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/maryland.html
- Contains places: Columbia https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-columbia.html
- Contains places: Elkridge https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-elkridge.html
- Contains places: Ellicott City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-ellicott-city.html
- Contains places: Fort George G Mead Junction https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-fort-george-g-mead-junction.html
- Contains places: Fulton https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-fulton.html
- Contains places: Hanover https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-hanover.html
- Contains places: Highland https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-highland.html
- Contains places: Ilchester https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-ilchester.html
- Contains places: Lisbon https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-lisbon.html
- Contains places: North Laurel https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-north-laurel.html

Mentioned in:
- Maryland https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/maryland.html
- Columbia https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-columbia.html
- Elkridge https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-elkridge.html
- Ellicott City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-ellicott-city.html
- Fort George G Mead Junction https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-fort-george-g-mead-junction.html
- Fulton https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-fulton.html
- Hanover https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-hanover.html
- Highland https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-highland.html
- Ilchester https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-ilchester.html
- Lisbon https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/md-lisbon.html

Sources:
- Howard County (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_County
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html