Howe township, Forest County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 87.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 417 (all rural)
| Males: 348 |  (83.5%) |
| Females: 69 |  (16.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 141 (111 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Howe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 63.5%
- Black: 24.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Some other race: 1.0%
Median age of males: 17.9
Median age of females: 47.3
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Average household size: 2.07
| Howe township: | 2.1 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.65
| Howe township: | $36,180 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,346 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| : | $83,346 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 63.3% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 61.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Howe township: Blue Jay Spring Recreation Area (A), Deadman Corners (B), Seldom Seen Corners (C), Watson Farm (D), Marienville Rod and Gun Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wildcat Run (A), Watsontown Run (B), Watson Branch (C), Warner Run (D), Wagner Run (E), Upper Sheriff Run (F), Tuttle Run (G), Thad Shanty Run (H), Slater Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Howe township: Minister Creek Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
23% of Howe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 316
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 15
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 11.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
276 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 547
- Mobile homes: 114
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Howe township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (24%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (26%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (16%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (16%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (16%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (24%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (21%)
- Secondary school teachers (16%)
- Cashiers (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Howe township:
- Irish (32.4%)
- German (25.5%)
- English (9.8%)
- Italian (7.8%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- Croatian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 30 (77%)
- Carpooled: 3 (8%)
- Walked: 4 (10%)
- Worked at home: 2 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (6%)
276 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
95.8% of residents of Howe township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 118- In family households: 64 (21 male householders, 2 female householders)
12 spouses, 23 children (23 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (24 male householders (16 living alone)), 16 female householders (9 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 218 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 8 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 15 2-persons,
14 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
| Here: | 92.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 162
| Here: | 91.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |