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A town of 49.

Population
49
residents
Median home value
$263K
Census ACS
Median age
48.6
years
Small town

49 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Howes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–22°
Spring31–53°
Summer56–80°
Fall34–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with strong wind at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Strong windHailCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Howes is

Howes beats the North Dakota average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
11 better16 too close to call5 worse
What stands outHowesND
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.5%10.7%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.7%10.8%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%8.2%
Chi Mercy Health
24.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.4% of Howes is conserved land

14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

1.4%conserved
Map of Howes: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.4%
conserved · 324 of 22,748 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Howes

Township in North Dakota, US

Howes Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2020 census. The northern portion of the census-designated place of Embden is located in Howes Township.

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Population
86

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