Howard, South Dakota Howard, South Dakota Location in Miner County and the state of South Dakota Location in Miner County and the state of South Dakota State South Dakota Howard is a town/city in Miner County, South Dakota, United States.
It is the governmental center of county and most crowded city in Miner County.
The first pioneer settlement at Howard was made in 1879, however the town of Howard was established in 1882, shortly after the Southern Minnesota Railway was extended to that point. The town/city was titled for Howard Farmer, a pioneer settler. In 1883, when Miner and Sanborn counties were organized, the town was titled the governmental center of county of Miner County. One of the first known photographs of a tornado is an image of the 1884 Howard, South Dakota tornado. The first enhance library in Dakota Territory was the Howard Public Library, chartered in 1886. Howard became the first municipality in South Dakota to own and operate its own wind turbines in 2001. Howard is positioned southeastern South Dakota at 44 0 38 N 97 31 35 W (44.010422, -97.526435). The town/city is situated on South Dakota Highway 34.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), all of it land. There were 414 homeholds of which 20.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 52.9% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 50.5 years.
21.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 30.1% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.13% White, 0.47% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% from other competitions, and 0.19% from two or more competitions.
There were 493 homeholds out of which 24.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $26,544, and the median income for a family was $36,518.
About 5.3% of families and 9.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
The Howard School District (encompassing most of Miner County and small portions of Mc - Cook, Hanson, and Kingsbury counties) is based in Howard. The precinct operates Howard Elementary School, Howard Jr.
Agatha School was a private, Catholic school positioned in Howard.
South Dakota State Historical Society.
City of Howard, SD.
"About Us - City of Howard, South Dakota".
History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states.
City of Howard (South Dakota).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Howard School District" (PDF).
Agatha Catholic Church, Howard, South Dakota - Bells on Waymarking.com".
Municipalities and communities of Miner County, South Dakota, United States
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