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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
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people had given to the prairie in northeastern Indiana. Shortly thereafter it was renamed "Lima" and was, at that time, the
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Howe was settled in 1834. At that time, it was named "Mongoquinong", a name that the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howe, Indiana
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From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History
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Howe is located in northern LaGrange County at the intersection of
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Census-designated places in LaGrange County, Indiana
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Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
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Archived from 430:), and 5 miles (8 km) north of 379:National Register of Historic Places 58:Location in LaGrange County, Indiana 1045:Census-designated places in Indiana 243:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km) 235:1.79 sq mi (4.63 km) 227:1.79 sq mi (4.63 km) 703:Municipalities and communities of 656:"Census of Population and Housing" 462: 14: 594:Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). 368:Lima, Indiana (now Howe) in 1876 109: 102: 76: 69: 52: 40: 1055:1834 establishments in Indiana 1: 531:. United States Census Bureau 272:341.16/sq mi (131.74/km) 126:Show map of the United States 123:Location in the United States 110: 77: 529:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 46:Shops in the center of Howe 1071: 1005: 768: 717: 508: 493: 478: 471: 466: 461: 458: 395:St. James Memorial Chapel 135: 63: 51: 39: 30: 706:LaGrange County, Indiana 405:Samuel P. Williams House 386:John Badlam Howe Mansion 338:its population was 807. 316:unincorporated community 251:876 ft (267 m) 320:census-designated place 33:Census-designated place 776: 369: 774: 509:U.S. Decennial Census 454:Historical population 441:, a tributary of the 377:Sites in Howe on the 367: 155:41.72278°N 85.42556°W 1018:United States portal 575:on February 13, 2020 391:Lima Township School 359:Howe Military School 269: • Density 569:American FactFinder 455: 434:, the county seat. 160:41.72278; -85.42556 151: /  93:Show map of Indiana 90:Location in Indiana 951:Meadow Shores Park 777: 453: 370: 261: • Total 240: • Water 224: • Total 1027: 1026: 613:978-0-253-32866-3 513: 512: 428:Indiana Toll Road 309: 308: 232: • Land 1062: 1019: 1012: 941:Greenfield Mills 885:Shipshewana Lake 773: 729: 722: 712: 707: 697: 690: 683: 674: 668: 667: 665: 663: 652: 646: 645: 643: 641: 627: 621: 620: 601: 591: 585: 584: 582: 580: 561: 555: 550: 541: 540: 538: 536: 525: 474: 469: 464: 456: 443:St. Joseph River 410:Kingsbury Hotel 166: 165: 163: 162: 161: 156: 152: 149: 148: 147: 144: 127: 113: 112: 106: 94: 80: 79: 73: 56: 44: 21: 1070: 1069: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1030: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1017: 1010: 1001: 991: 912: 905: 846: 778: 766: 732: 727: 720: 713: 710: 705: 701: 671: 661: 659: 654: 653: 649: 639: 637: 629: 628: 624: 614: 593: 592: 588: 578: 576: 563: 562: 558: 551: 544: 534: 532: 527: 526: 522: 518: 467: 451: 416: 375: 344: 328:LaGrange County 284: 159: 157: 153: 150: 145: 142: 140: 138: 137: 131: 130: 129: 128: 125: 124: 121: 120: 119: 118: 114: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 88: 87: 86: 85: 81: 59: 47: 35: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1068: 1066: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1032: 1031: 1025: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1014: 1011:Indiana portal 1006: 1003: 1002: 999: 997: 993: 992: 990: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 917: 915: 907: 906: 904: 903: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 856: 854: 848: 847: 845: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 788: 786: 780: 779: 769: 767: 765: 764: 758: 753: 748: 742: 740: 734: 733: 718: 715: 714: 702: 700: 699: 692: 685: 677: 670: 669: 647: 622: 612: 586: 556: 542: 519: 517: 514: 511: 510: 506: 505: 502: 500: 497: 491: 490: 487: 485: 482: 476: 475: 470: 465: 460: 450: 447: 420:State Road 120 415: 412: 408: 407: 402: 397: 392: 389: 374: 371: 343: 340: 307: 306: 303: 296: 295: 292: 286: 285: 282: 280: 274: 273: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 253: 252: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 216: 215: 210: 204: 203: 198: 192: 191: 186: 180: 179: 174: 168: 167: 133: 132: 122: 116: 115: 108: 107: 101: 100: 99: 98: 89: 83: 82: 75: 74: 68: 67: 66: 65: 64: 61: 60: 57: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 31: 28: 27: 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1067: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1020: 1015: 1013: 1008: 1007: 1004: 998: 994: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 918: 916: 914: 908: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 890:South Milford 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 857: 855: 853: 849: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 789: 787: 785: 781: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 743: 741: 739: 735: 731: 730: 723: 716: 711:United States 708: 698: 693: 691: 686: 684: 679: 678: 675: 657: 651: 648: 636: 632: 626: 623: 619: 615: 609: 605: 600: 599: 590: 587: 574: 570: 566: 560: 557: 554: 549: 547: 543: 530: 524: 521: 515: 507: 503: 501: 498: 496: 492: 488: 486: 483: 481: 477: 457: 448: 446: 444: 440: 435: 433: 429: 425: 421: 413: 411: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 390: 387: 384: 383: 382: 380: 372: 366: 362: 360: 355: 353: 349: 341: 339: 337: 333: 329: 325: 324:Lima Township 321: 317: 313: 304: 301: 293: 291: 281: 279: 271: 263: 250: 242: 234: 226: 214: 211: 209: 202: 199: 197: 190: 187: 185: 178: 177:United States 175: 173: 164: 136:Coordinates: 105: 72: 55: 43: 34: 29: 25:Howe, Indiana 22: 16: 957:Mount Pisgah 864: 761:Wolcottville 725: 660:. 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Census-designated place
Shops in the center of Howe
Location in LaGrange County, Indiana
Howe is located in Indiana
Howe is located in the United States
41°43′22″N 85°25′32″W / 41.72278°N 85.42556°W / 41.72278; -85.42556
Country
United States
State
Indiana
County
LaGrange
Township
Lima
ZIP code
FIPS code
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Lima Township
LaGrange County
Indiana
2010 census
Potawatomi
county seat
Howe Military School

National Register of Historic Places
John Badlam Howe Mansion
St. James Memorial Chapel

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