552/Maryland Manual

Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Samuel T. Jones (County appointee), Chair-
person ............................
Worley N. Umbarger, Vice-Chairperson . . 1983
Samuel B. Foard, Jr., Treasurer ....... 1984
Wilbur B. Pearce ................. 1985
H. Carl Stephen .................. 1986
Lynn T. Warman, Extension Agent, Secretary
(non-voting) ........................
Eric Herman, District Conservationist .......
John Richardson, District Manager ........

HOWARD COUNTY

County Seat: Ellicott City 21043

Origin: Howard District was created from Anne
Arundel County by Chapter 22, Acts of 1838,
which was confirmed by Chapter 50, Acts of
1839. It enjoyed the status of a county al-
though it was not represented in the General
Assembly. The County itself was created in
1851 by Article VIII, sec. I, of the Constitution
adopted that year.

Name: Named for John Eager Howard (1752-
1827), Revolutionary officer, Maryland Gover-
nor, and statesman.

Form of Government: Charter (1968)

County Code: See Howard County Code (1977)
with supplements.

Area: 253.51 sq. miles (251.00 land, 2.51 water)

Population 1900: 16,715
1950: 23,119
1960: 36,152
1970: 62,394
1980: 118,572
Dist. I, Elkridge ................. 8,008
Dist. 2, Ellicott City ............. 24,274
Dist. 3, West Friendship ........... 6,053
Dist. 4, Lisbon .................. 6,575
Dist. 5, Clarksville .............. 28,798
Dist. 6, Savage ................. 44,864

Principal Unincorporated Places (1980 census):
Columbia (52,518), Ellicott City (21,784),
North Laurel (6,093)

Voter Registration, 1982
Democrat: .................... 40,218
Republican: ................... 17,462
Other: .......................... 60
Decline: ....................... 8,061
Total: ...................... 65,801

Per Capita Income (1980): $10,357
Average Household Income (1980): $30,450

State Parks: Patapsco Valley (11,442 acres), Pa-
tuxent River (6,377)

Colleges/Universities; Howard Community Col-
lege, Columbia; The Johns Hopkins University
Evening College, Laurel and Columbia; Loyola
College Professional Center, Columbia

Museums/Historical Societies: Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Museum, Ellicott City 21043;
Howard County Historical Society, P. 0. Box
109, Ellicott City 21043

JUDICIAL OFFICES

Courthouse
8360 Court Ave.
Ellicott City 21043 Telephone: 992-2111
(Circuit Court)

District Court
Multi-Service Center
3451 Court House Dr.
Ellicott City 21043 Telephone: 455-8811

Court Terms:

Circuit Court—Grand Jury and Petit Jury, third
Monday in March, June, September, and De-
cember.

Orphans' Court Days—Tuesdays
Circuit Court Resident Judges
Guy J. Cicone ................... 1993
Robert F. Fischer ................ 1993
Raymond J. Kane, Jr. ............. 1997
J. Thomas Nissel ................. 1997

Master/or Juvenile Cases
W. Girard Schwessinger, Jr. .............

Master in Chancery
Bernard A. Raum ....................

Circuit Court Clerk
C. Merritt Pumphrey .............. 1986

District Court Judges
R. Russell Sadler ................ 1990
Diane G. Schulte ................. 1990
James N. Vaughan ............... 1992
Martha J. Bush, Administrative Clerk