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Howe Township is a
township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in Forest County,
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, United States. The population was 201 at the 2020 census, down from 405 in 2010.


Geography

The township occupies the northeastern corner of Forest County. It is bordered to the north by Warren County, to the east by
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, and at its northeast corner by McKean County. Tionesta Creek, a westward-flowing tributary of the
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, crosses the northern part of the township. Pennsylvania Route 666 follows the creek through the township, passing the unincorporated communities of Mayburg, Balltown, Porkey, Minister, Truemans, and Lynch. Pennsylvania Route 948 crosses the northeastern corner of the township, following the South Branch of Tionesta Creek and passing through the unincorporated community of Brookston.
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crosses the southeastern part of the township, passing through the settlement known as Pigeon near the southern border. According to the
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, the township has a total area of , all 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 405 people in the township at the 2010 census, 227 were between the ages of 15 and 19. 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 median age of 18.6.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 417 people, 68 households, and 36 families residing in the township. The
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was 4.7 people per square mile (1.8/km). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 65.71%
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, 24.46%
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, 0.72% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 7.91% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.
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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
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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
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for the township was $5,223. None of the families and 63.3% of the population were living below the
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, including none under 18 and none of those over 64.


References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1867 Townships in Forest County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania