THE HOWARD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
Howard township has 42.9 square miles of land in Labette County. Its Census reference point is in Osage Cuestas, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Howard and Labette County
Howard is associated with Labette County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Howard by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Howard, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Labette County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Howard township has 108.8 times the land area of nearby Edna city (0.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.