Map of Howe CDP, Indiana

Howe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census its population was 807.

Howe CDP overview:
Name:	Howe CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	LaGrange County
Elevation:	879 ft (268 m)
Total Area:	1.79 sq mi (4.63 km²)
Land Area:	1.79 sq mi (4.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	610
Population Density:	341.16/sq mi (131.74/km²)
ZIP code:	46746
FIPS code:	1834978
GNISfeature ID:	436547

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Howe online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Howe location map. Where is Howe CDP?

Howe location on the U.S. Map. Where is Howe CDP. — Howe location on the U.S. Map.

Howe location on the Indiana map. Where is Howe CDP. — Location of Howe in Indiana.

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.

Local places on the National Register

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

Howe Road Map

Howe city Satellite Map

Geography

Howe is located in northern LaGrange County at 41°43′17″N 85°25′14″W / 41.72139°N 85.42056°W / 41.72139; -85.42056 at the intersection of State Road 120 and State Road 9. It is the principal community in Lima Township. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Interstate 80/90 (the Indiana Toll Road), and 5 miles (8 km) north of LaGrange, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Howe census-designated place has an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km), 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.