Howard Township is a township in Centre County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 878 at the 2020 census. Part of

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is in Howard Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.85%, is water. Howard Township is bordered by Curtin Township to the northwest, Liberty Township to the northeast, Marion Township to the southeast and Boggs Township to the southwest and it surrounds the borough of

Howard Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for ...

. The township includes the

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of Mount Eagle and part of Holters Crossing.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 924 people, 344 households, and 275 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 375 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.03%

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, 0.54%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 344 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $43,068. Males had a median income of $31,522 versus $21,316 for females. The

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for the township was $16,175. About 3.8% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

William Fisher Packer William Fisher Packer (April 2, 1807September 27, 1870) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 14th governor of Pennsylvania from 1858 to 1861. Early and personal life Packer was born in Howard, Pennsylvania to James an ...

- 14th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1858 to 1861 * Frances Tipton Hunter - Cover illustrator of ''

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References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1778 Townships in Centre County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania