Howland, Texas
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| Males: 450 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 469 |  (50.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.9 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 75460
| Howland: | $64,402 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,752 (it was $17,212 in 2000)
Howland CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,986 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
| Howland: | $163,986 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Howland, TX
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- 79086.5%White alone
- 687.4%Black alone
- 252.7%Hispanic
- 222.4%Two or more races
- 70.8%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Howland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 60.1 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Howland CCD: | 0.7% ($352) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (52.0 miles 
, pop. 81,381).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (73.5 miles , pop. 222,030).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (85.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Toco, TX (2.1 miles),
Biardstown, TX (3.1 miles ),
), Sumner, TX (3.3 miles ),
), Reno, TX (3.4 miles ),
), Sun Valley, TX (3.7 miles),
Latitude: 33.59 N, Longitude: 95.65 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 903
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
- Construction (12.0%)
- Health care (8.8%)
- Finance & insurance (7.4%)
- Metal & metal products (6.6%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Food (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Construction (20.0%)
- Metal & metal products (11.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.7%)
- Food (7.2%)
- Paper (6.7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (5.1%)
- Educational services (4.1%)
- Health care (15.5%)
- Finance & insurance (13.3%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.2%)
- Food (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Construction laborers (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
- Construction laborers (8.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.3%)
- Registered nurses (5.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.5%)
- Customer service representatives (4.4%)
Average climate in Howland, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Howland-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/2/1982, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Howland place center killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/13/1981, a category F4 tornado 12.8 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Howland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 534% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 148.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 209.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 137.1 miles away from Howland center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 178.5 miles away from Howland center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from Howland center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 149.1 miles away from Howland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lamar County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Howland:
- LEGEND HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION - PARIS (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- PREMIER HOME CARE AND REHAB / PREMIER HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- PARIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- MAYS HOMEHEALTH TX LLC (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- PARIS REGIONAL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
- RED RIVER VALLEY SURGICAL CENTER, LLC (Hospital, about 8 miles away; PARIS, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howland:
- Paris Junior College (about 9 miles; Paris, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,875)
- Texas A & M University-Commerce (about 29 miles; Commerce, TX; FT enrollment: 8,890)
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University (about 51 miles; Durant, OK; FT enrollment: 3,365)
- Northeast Texas Community College (about 56 miles; Mount Pleasant, TX; FT enrollment: 2,320)
- Grayson College (about 58 miles; Denison, TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- Collin County Community College District (about 65 miles; McKinney, TX; FT enrollment: 18,044)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (about 76 miles; Richardson, TX; FT enrollment: 16,777)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Howland: Flying Tigers Museum (A), Brookston Volunteer Fire Department - First Responders (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McDonald Cemetery (1), Brackeen Cemetery (2), Rice Cemetery (3), Mallory Cemetery (4), Dickie Cemetery (5), Topping Cemetery (6), Campbell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Harrington North Lake (A), Harrington South Lake (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 6a Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Maxwell Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 80.2% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This place: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Howland:
- Never married: 9.1%
- Now married: 69.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 12.9%
For population 25 years and over in Howland:
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 0.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.9 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Howland, TX (based on Lamar County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 21,146 | 101 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,625 | 20 |
| Catholic | 2,467 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 933 | 6 |
| Other | 651 | 1 |
| None | 20,971 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Lamar County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Lamar County: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| Lamar County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| This county: | 5.91 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
| This county: | 6.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 10.6% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lamar County: | 26.5% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.3% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Howland:
- KPLT (1490 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KPJC (1250 AM; 0 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Howland:
- K217CP (91.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
- KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBUS (101.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
- KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KFYZ-FM (98.3 FM; BONHAM, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- K201FX (88.1 FM; RENO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K211DS (90.1 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Howland:
- K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K08KK (Channel 8; PARIS, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
- K02EQ (Channel 2; PARIS, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- Gulf\'s Crossing Sub, 0.43 Mi S/W Of Fm1184 & Cr24200 Int. (Lat: 33.516250 Lon: -95.637306), Type: Pole, Structure height: 19 m, Call Sign: WQLZ379,
Assigned Frequencies: 957.550 MHz, Grant Date: 06/03/2010, Expiration Date: 06/03/2020, Cancellation Date: 08/08/2020, Certifier: Jerry Williams, Registrant: Huffman Communications & Eng., 2829 W. 7th Ave, Corsicana, TX 75151-1753, Phone: (903) 872-8306, Fax: (903) 872-6032, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.7%Electricity
- 32.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.6%Utility gas
- 3.1%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 43.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.8%Electricity
- 10.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.1%Utility gas
Howland compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.