Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
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Howard is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 648 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 648 people, 235 households, and 187 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.0/km² (18.1/mi²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 2.6/km² (6.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.07% White, 0.62% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 235 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,109, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,274. About 3.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
