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Population (year 2000): 2,478. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,709 (+9.3% change)
Males: 1,171 (47.3%), Females: 1,307 (52.7%)
Grayson County
Zip code:
75459
Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $34,963 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Howe:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), German
(12.0%), Irish (11.9%), English (6.8%), Dutch (3.0%), French
(2.7%).
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Howe
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Howe town
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +302 (+13.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Howe:
- REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TEXOMA (about 9 miles; SHERMAN,
TX)
- WILSON N JONES MEMORIAL HOSP-NORTH CAM (about 9
miles; SHERMAN, TX)
- WILSON N JONES MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
SHERMAN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Howe:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 49 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 61 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howe:
- SHERMAN MUNI (about 8 miles; SHERMAN, TX; ID: SWI)
- GRAYSON COUNTY (about 14 miles; SHERMAN/DENISON, TX;
ID: GYI)
- SUDDEN STOP (about 21 miles; COLLINSVILLE, TX; ID:
T32)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Howe:
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DENISON, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
21 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 38 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39
miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 40 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
Public high school in Howe:
- HOWE H S (Students: 308; Location: 200 E
PONDEROSA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Howe:
- HOWE EL (Students: 423; Location: 315 ROBERTS
ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- HOWE MIDDLE (Students: 308; Location: 300
BEATRICE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Howe:
- HOWE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$114,944; Location: 315 S COLLINS FWY; 34,500 books; 210
audio materials; 1,100 video materials; 90 serial
subscriptions)
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