Howe, Oklahoma
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Howe is a town located in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 697.
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Geography
Image:OKMap-doton-Howe.PNG Howe is located at 34°57'5" North, 94°38'13" West (34.951369, -94.636980)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 697 people, 243 households, and 178 families residing in the town. The population density was 173.6/km² (449.0/mi²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 71.5/km² (184.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.77% White, 0.43% African American, 8.03% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 8.75% from two or more races. 4.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 243 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 109.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,326, and the median income for a family was $28,194. Males had a median income of $20,724 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,636. 26.2% of the population and 19.4% of families were below the poverty line. 29.4% of those under the age of 18 and 30.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Schools
The 389 students in the Howe school district have begun to travel outside their remote school dwellings in recent months. They have been to Atlanta to visit Zoo Atlanta. They have been to Cincinnati where they learned about the Black King Snake. They have been on a navy battleship anchored in New York Harbor. Why they even like New York so much they are going to go to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown later on this month [Lance Ford, OTA Spring, 2002].[Federal Computer Week]
"Our students are an impoverished group of kids, and many of them will probably never leave the county or go further than high school [in their education]," Ford said. Howe is 90% E-rate district, where over 75% of the student body qualifies for �the free and reduced lunch program. Yet they visited the Pakistan UN ambassador and asked him “What is Al-Qaida?”. Lance believes the program is instrumental in exposing students to people, places and experiences without the traditional restrictions of time limitations, cost or geographical barriers.