Howe, Indiana

Howe
Howe
	census-designated place
	Classic farmhouse along the south side of State Road 120 on the east side of Howe.
	; Location of Howe in LaGrange County, Indiana.
	Howe Location of Howe in LaGrange County, Indiana.
	Coordinates: 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°WCoordinates: 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Township	Lima
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code	46746
GNIS feature ID	436547[1]

Howe is a small unincorporated census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

History

Howe was settled in 1834. At that time, it was named Mongoquinong, a name that the Potawatomi Indians had given to the prairie in northeastern Indiana. Shortly thereafter it was renamed Lima and was, at that time, the county seat. It was later renamed Howe after John B. Howe, a local attorney.^[2]

The Howe Military School, the town's most famous attraction, was founded in 1884.

Lima, Indiana (now Howe) in 1876.

Local Places on the National Register

Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are:

John Badlam Howe Mansion which is also known as the Howe Military School Rectory.
Lima Township School
St. James Memorial Chapel
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
Samuel P. Williams House

Geography

Howe is located at 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°W / 41.72139; -85.42056 at the intersection of State Road 120 and State Road 9. It is approximately three miles south of the IN US 80/90 toll road and five miles north of LaGrange.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

↑ "Howe, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...renamed for lawyer John B. Howe...
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] "Howe, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[2] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...renamed for lawyer John B. Howe...

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: LaGrange
Towns	LaGrange Shipshewana Topeka Wolcottville‡
Townships	Bloomfield Clay Clearspring Eden Greenfield Johnson Lima Milford Newbury Springfield Van Buren
CDP	Howe
Other unincorporated communities	Beatys Beach Brighton Brushy Prairie Eddy Elmira Emma Gravel Beach Greenfield Mills Greenwood Hartzel Honeyville Indianola Lakeside Park‡ Lakeview Meadow Shores Park‡ Mongo Mount Pisgah Ontario Plato Ramblewood Scott Seyberts Shady Nook South Milford Star Mill Stony Creek Stroh Timberhurst Valentine Webers Landing Witmer Manor Woodland Park Woodruff
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Howe
census-designated place
Classic farmhouse along the south side of State Road 120 on the east side of Howe.
Location of Howe in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Howe Location of Howe in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°W / 41.72139; -85.42056Coordinates: 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°W / 41.72139; -85.42056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Township	Lima
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code	46746
GNIS feature ID	436547^[1]