| Official Name: | Howe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Howe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Perry County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Perry |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1762 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1861 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 21.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.42 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 375 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.56 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.07 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Website: | Howe Township |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 376 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-099-36000 |
Howe Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.6sqmi, of which 8.2sqmi is land and 0.4sqmi (5.20%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 493 people, 201 households, and 144 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 275 housing units at an average density of 33.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.77% White, 0.20% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.41% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 201 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $38,542 versus $25,962 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,521. About 4.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.