Howard, South Dakota

Howard, South Dakota
Location in Miner County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Miner County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°00′42″N 97°31′28″W / 44.01167°N 97.52444°W / 44.01167; -97.52444
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMiner
Incorporated1881[1]
Government
 • MayorEric Rentschler[2]
Area
 • Total0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Land0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,562 ft (476 m)
Population
 • Total848
 • Density878.76/sq mi (339.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57349
Area code605
FIPS code46-30460[6]
GNIS feature ID1267429[4]
Websitewww.cityofhoward.com

Howard is a city in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 848 at the 2020 census.[7] It is the county seat and most populous city in Miner County.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Howard, SD. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howard, South Dakota
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Howard city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2022.