Howard (Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| Foundation : | 1959 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| Counties : |
Brown County Outagamie County |
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| Coordinates : | 44 ° 33 ′ N , 88 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
17,399 (status: 2010) 306,241 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 371.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 59.78 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 46.88 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 188 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54313 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-35950 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1566765 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofhoward.com | ||
| Mayor : | Burt R. McIntyre (President) | ||
 Howard Town Hall |
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Howard is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Brown County and a small part in Outagamie County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Howard had 17,399 residents.
Howard is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Green Bay .
geography
Howard is located in eastern Wisconsin, at the confluence of Duck Creek and Green Bay , part of Lake Michigan . The geographical coordinates of Howard are 44 ° 32'37 "north latitude and 88 ° 05'17" west longitude. The municipal area extends over an area of 59.78 km², which is spread over 46.88 km² of land and 12.9 km² of water.
Neighboring places to Howard are Suamico (on the northern outskirts), Pittsfield (14.6 km northwest), Seymour (15.9 km west-southwest), Hobart (12.7 km southwest) and Ashwaubenon (11.7 km south).
In the southeast, the community borders directly on the urban area of Green Bay, the city center of which is 9.1 km southeast of Howard. The other nearest major cities are Milwaukee (195 km south), Chicago in Illinois (341 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (222 km southwest), Eau Claire (304 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (427 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior , Minnesota (513 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 43 reaches the east of Howard its northern end with the inlet to the four-lane US Highway 41 . This runs in a north-south direction through the east of Howard. The Wisconsin State Highways 29 and 32 run along the southwestern town boundary on a shared stretch of route . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Through Howard run a railway line each of the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad .
The Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay is the nearest airport 10.4 km south-southwest. The nearest major airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (205 km south), O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (322 km in the same direction) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (443 km west).
history
In 1835 the Town of Howard was established as an administrative district. The gradual increase in population led to the fact that in 1959 the town was incorporated as the independent parish Village of Howard .
population
According to the 2010 census , Howard had 17,399 people in 6,941 households. The population density was 371.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 6941 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.8 percent white, 1.5 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,327 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,414. 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 21, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 21, 2014
- ↑ Howard History ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 21, 2014
