Howe, Idaho

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Population in July 2007: 327.

Males: 167	(51.3%)
Females: 160	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip code: 83244

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,895 (it was $29,423 in 2000)

Howe:	$38,895
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,997

Howe:	$15,997
Idaho:	$23,105

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,389 (it was $83,300 in 2000)

Howe:	$154,389
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $197,987; Detached houses: $214,616; Mobile homes: $74,231

Howe, ID residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Howe:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Other race (3.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Howe: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4824 feet

Land area: 1166.1 square miles.

Population density: 0.3 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Howe

High school or higher: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Howe CCD

Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 76.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 7.0%

21 residents are foreign born (6.1% Latin America).

This place:	6.1%
Idaho:	5.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Howe:	0.7% ($586)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Idaho Falls, ID (47.5 miles , pop. 50,730).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (487.3 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (704.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Butte City, ID (4.0 miles) , Atomic City, ID (4.3 miles) , Arco, ID (4.3 miles ), Moore, ID (4.6 miles) , Mud Lake, ID (5.0 miles ), Lost River, ID (5.5 miles) , Mackay, ID (6.1 miles ), West Clark, ID (6.1 miles ).

Latitude: 43.69 N, Longitude: 112.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (61%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Mining (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (50%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other financial specialists (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Printing workers (7%)

Howe-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Idaho state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from Howe center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 19:51:24, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/29/1983 at 23:29:11, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/22/1984 at 09:46:30, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Howe center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/20/1999 at 13:50:25, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from Howe center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Howe:

LOST RIVERS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ARCO, ID)
BINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)
IDAHO STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH (about 44 miles; BLACKFOOT, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Howe, ID

Airports located in Howe:

Howe Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 4,000, Local Ops: 700)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howe:

RICKS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 122 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 168 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)

Public elementary/middle school in Howe:

Howe Elementary School (Students: 30; Location: SADDLE MOUNTAIN RD; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

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Notable locations in Howe: Bell Mountain Ranger Station (A), Fallert (B), Little Lost Ski Area (C), Little Lost River Access Area (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Pass Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deer Creek (A), Badger Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), Basin Creek (D), Summit Creek (E), Bell Mountain Creek (F), Big Lost River (G), Big Spring Creek (H), Birch Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Howe and their reported violations in the past:

HOWE TOWNSITE (Population served: 175, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1998 to DEC-18-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and OCT-22-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2003)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1998 to DEC-18-2002)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1998 to DEC-18-2002)

8 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

15 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.7%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	15.0%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	13.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Howe, ID

Howe compared to Idaho state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Butte County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%) Wood (30%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Religion statistics for Howe

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	91.0%	4.7%	3.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Congregations	62.5%	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	N/A

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,650 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,186 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.65%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bonneville County, ID

1.09% ($30,600 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Howe:

KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBLI (1620 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KID (590 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUPI (980 AM; 5 kW; AMMON, ID; Owner: RAY GROTH OIL COMPANY, INC.)
KSEI (930 AM; 5 kW; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZNI (1260 AM; 5 kW; IDAHO FALLS, ID)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Howe:

KCVI (101.5 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLCE (97.3 FM; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KID-FM (96.1 FM; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBJX (107.9 FM; SHELLEY, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Howe:

K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

6 Mi E, Call Sign: KNEX894
Assigned Frequencies : 152.945 MHz
Grant Date: 03/23/1998, Expiration Date: 03/16/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/18/2002
Registrant: Russell Mays, Howe, ID 83244

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB7QAK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00596133
Grant Date: 02/07/2003, Expiration Date: 02/07/2013
Registrant: Craig S Barnes, Box 6, Howe, ID 83244
Call Sign: WA7FDR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00872579
Grant Date: 06/03/2004, Expiration Date: 05/10/2014, Certifier: Vance L Hawley
Registrant: Vance L Hawley, ., Howe, ID 83244

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: NORRIS ROBERT J NORRIS SKYBOLT SF1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 23RN , Serial Number: 001
Registrant (Individual): Robert J Norris, Ranch, Howe, ID 83244
Aircraft: CESSNA 182B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2384G , Serial Number: 51684, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 12/17/1958
Registrant (Co-Owned): Charles H Mcdonald, Po Box 45, Howe, ID 83244, Other Owners: Joyce L Mcdonald
Aircraft: CESSNA T210M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 732SE , Serial Number: 21061731, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 02/07/1977
Registrant (Individual): Wayne R Bare, General Delivery, Howe, ID 83244

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