Howe

History

Howe was settled in 1834. At that time, it was named "Mongoquinong", a name that the Potawatomi people 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. The Howe Military School, the town's most famous attraction, was founded in 1884. Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are: * John Badlam Howe Mansion, 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 Kingsbury Hotel

Geography

Howe is located in northern LaGrange County at the intersection of State Road 120 and State Road 9. It is the principal community in Lima Township. It is south of Interstate 80/90 (the Indiana Toll Road), and north of LaGrange, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Howe census-designated place has an area of , all of it recorded as land. The Pigeon River, a tributary of the St. Joseph River, flows westward along the southern edge of the community.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,094
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,957
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,538
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,384
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,365
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,243
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,087
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,085

Largest nearby schools

• Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
  High · LaGrange · 793 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Westview Jr-Sr High School
  High · Topeka · 743 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Lakeland Intermediate School
  Elementary · LaGrange · 453 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Shipshewana-Scott Elementary Sch
  Elementary · Shipshewana · 370 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• Westview Elementary School
  Middle · Topeka · 339 students · 13:1 ratio
• Lakeland Primary School
  Elementary · LaGrange · 318 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Lima - Brighton Elementary
  Other · Howe · 20 students · 20:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 3.3 — 2015-06-30
  5 km NNE of Burlington, Michigan
• M 4.2 — 2015-05-02
  5 km S of Galesburg, Michigan
• M 3 — 2012-01-26
  5 km NE of Topeka, Indiana