Howell, Georgia
Howell is an unincorporated community and former town in Echols County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
History
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 194 | — | |
1920 | 198 | 2.1% | |
1930 | 171 | −13.6% | |
1940 | 174 | 1.8% | |
1950 | 169 | −2.9% | |
1960 | 141 | −16.6% | |
1970 | 99 | −29.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 |
A post office called Howell was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1957.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the Town of Howell. The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.
It first appeared as a town in the 1910 U.S. Census with a population of 194. It last appeared in the 1970 U.S. Census. It was consolidated into the Echols County government in 2008.