| Official Name: | Howards Grove, Wisconsin |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sheboygan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.83 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3237 |
| Population Density Km2: | 567.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1470.56 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 217 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8297°N -87.8233°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 53083 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 55-36025[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1566769 |
| Website: | www.howardsgrove.org |
Howards Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,237 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The village was named after H. B. Howard, a hotelier and postmaster.[4] Howards Grove began as two unincorporated communities: Millersville and Howards Grove. They united as one village in 1967, forming the longest municipality name in the state (Howards Grove–Millersville), before it was shortened to Howards Grove by referendum in 1972. In the year 1846, the first immigrants started to make an appearance and settled in the surrounding wilderness which was named the town of Herman. Sheboygan, which was ten miles from where they had settled, was their main source of supplies.[5] [6] The main occupation of this area since the 1840s has been farming. The farming community had always had a focus on growing oats and wheat but as early as November 29, 1899, the Sheboygan Telegram noted that there had been a change in operation. The focus was changed to dairy farming.[5] Today, farming still rules the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.34sqmi, of which, 2.31sqmi of it is land and 0.03sqmi is water.[7] [8]
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $59,032, and the median income for a family was $65,243. Males had a median income of $42,444 versus $26,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,913. About 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 3,188 people, 1,245 households, and 942 families residing in the village. The population density was 1380.1PD/sqmi. There were 1,276 housing units at an average density of 552.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 1,245 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the village was 41.2 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 32.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.
The Howards Grove School District serves students in grades K-12. The district includes all of the Village of Howards Grove, the Town of Herman, half of the Town of Mosel, and parts of the Towns of Rhine, Sheboygan Falls, and Meeme. The district's three schools are all located in Howards Grove: one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. Approximately 130 staff serve the almost 1,000 students in the three schools. The district has an open enrollment policy where students outside the district can choose to attend a Howards Grove school without paying tuition.[10]
Northview Elementary School and Howards Grove Middle School are located on the north end of the village. Howards Grove High School is located in the mid-east part of town. At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, the high school had its gymnasium re-done after a rain storm ruined the floors. The school has a track and football complex outside the school. There are also tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, a soccer field, and a football practice field on the school grounds.[11]
St. Paul's Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 grade school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Howards Grove.[12]