Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania

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official_name = Howe Township,
Forest County,
Pennsylvania
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Minister Creek passes through the Allegheny National Forest in Howe Township


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map_caption = Map of Forest County, Pennsylvania highlighting Howe Township

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map_caption1 = Map of Forest County, Pennsylvania
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Forest
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government_type = Board of Supervisors
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established_title1 = Incorporated
established_date1 = 1867
unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 227.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 87.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 417
population_density_km2 = 1.8
population_density_sq_mi = 4.7
timezone = Eastern (EST)
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area_code = 814
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Howe Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.8 square miles (227.5 km²), all of it land.

Population

Howe Township houses the Cornell Abraxas juvenile detention facility, a 274-bed long-term correctional institution for substance abusers. Because the residents of this facility are counted as Howe Township residents by the U.S. Census Bureau, most statistics about the township are heavily skewed and not representative of the non-institutionalized population. Of the 417 people in the township, only 140 are homeowning (or renting) residents.

Thus, Howe Township variously arises on lists that rank Pennsylvania's municipalities by characteristics (income, demographics, etc.) as the "most" or "least" in a category. For instance, according to raw census data, Howe Township is both the state's poorest municipality when judged by per capita income and one of the youngest (with a senior citizen population of 5.8 percent far below the state and Forest County averages).

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 417 people, 68 households, and 36 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.7 people per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 65.71% White, 24.46% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 7.91% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.07% of the population.

There were 68 households out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the township the population was spread out with 53.2% under the age of 18, 18.9% from 18 to 24, 7.2% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females there were 504.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 242.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $25,972, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $5,223. None of the families and 63.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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