Information on Howard County Maryland. Howard County is centrally located between Baltimore and Washington. It has the top ranked schools in the state of Maryland and has beautiful rolling countryside. Howard County's two main cities are Columbia and Ellicott City.
Columbia was founded by James Rouse, of the Rouse Company. It is a unique planned community of around 85,000 people. The housing is set up into neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has a school, shopping, parks, and a community center. Columbia has a very pretty downtown area and is the corporate headquarters for the Rouse Company and Ryland Homes. In general the population of Columbia has 5years of college education, well above the national average.
Ellicott City is a old historic town that was founded by the Quakers in the 1700's. At one time it was a mill town and was the center of agricultural commerce. This was one of the first towns to have a railroad line.
For your convenience a number of links have been provided to Howard County agencies, schools and attractions.
Howard County Community College
Howard County Department of Economic Development
Howard County Chamber of Commerce