Howard County
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Howard County is a county in western Texas known for its seat, the city of Big Spring, and its role in the region’s oil and gas industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard County canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county in Texas ⓘ |
| areaCode | 432 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Borden County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasscock County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitchell County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Scurry County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Big Spring McMahon–Wrinkle Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Spring State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Big Spring, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
natural gas extraction ⓘ petroleum production ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48-227 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1374243 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Howard County Commissioners Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Big Spring, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollege | Howard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Coahoma, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forsan, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighway |
Interstate 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 176 NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas State Highway 350 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict |
Big Spring Independent School District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coahoma Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ Forsan Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode |
79720
ⓘ
79721 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
natural gas industry
ⓘ
oil industry ⓘ |
| largestCity | Big Spring, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
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United States Census Bureau Region South NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Census-designated Midland–Odessa–Big Spring combined statistical area NERFINISHED ⓘ West Texas region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Volney E. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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Referenced by (1)
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