Howard, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	841
Male Share of the Population	55.9%
Female Share of the Population	44.1%
Senior Citizens	27.6%
Employed Population 16+	370
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	56.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13%
Median Earnings25+	$32,045
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$27,143

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,500
% Above Poverty Level	90.8%
% Below Poverty Level	9.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	13 minutes
% Working from Home	4.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.3%
% Using Public Transportation	3.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.8%
Median Gross Rent	$545
Median House Value	$53,900

Ancestry

Norwegian	18.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.8%
Irish	8%
English	6.5%
Swedish	4.3%
Danishn	2%
Dutch	1.9%
Polish	1.7%
Italian	1%
Luxemburger	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
German	0.4%
Belgian	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
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Howard Almanac

Category	Value
County	Miner County
Standard Zip Codes	57349
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	44.01
Approximate Longitude	-97.52

Howard Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HOWARD
Distance	0.5 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	32 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	DE SMET
Distance	25.8 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 22 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	35 to 59 F
Annual Precip	23.8 inches

Station	WENTWORTH 2 WNW
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	24.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Artesian	255	$82,500
Canova	85	$78,125
Carthage	178	$72,813
Oldham	153	$57,750
Ramona	200	$69,167
Spencer	147	$51,250

Howard Public Libraries

Howard Public Library
103 E FARMER AVE
Howard, South Dakota
(605) 772-4761

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Howard Public Schools

Howard Elementary - 02
201 N Minnie St
ZIP: 57349
(605) 772-4443
Primary
Total Enrollment 188

Howard High School - 01
500 N Section Line
ZIP: 57349
(605) 772-5515
High
Total Enrollment 101

Howard Jr. High - 05
500 N Section Line
ZIP: 57349
(605) 772-5515
Middle
Total Enrollment 52

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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