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Howe, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75459. The Survey maps it on the Howe quadrangle. 3,571 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 840 feet above sea level.

Howe within Grayson County

Population over time

2 figures

Howe grew from 2,173 to 3,571 between 1990 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
19902,173
20203,571

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

61 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Howe between 2005 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Debris and open burning19
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service17-201
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS
23 September 2011Debris and open burning7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceKNOB HILL FIRE
21 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGF
18 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFARMINGTON
10 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRUSTIC FIRE
6 August 2013Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGF
4 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceAKERS COMMAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grayson County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Howe: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Grayson County

Storms near this place

30 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howe in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Howe5 hurt, $450,000A National Weather Service damage survey team determined a tornado produced EF-0 and EF-1 damage to several homes, businesses, and one school on the evening of April 26th. The tornado occurred in Howe, just south of the Sherman city limits, beginning on the west side of US 75. The tornado damaged a mobile home business near the Howe High School, where superficial damage was done due to debris flying into and onto the school. The damage to the school was mainly superficial, however. The tornado continued to move northeast and damaged approximately 20 homes, causing widespread roof, fence, and vehicle damage. Five people were injured in this area, but none had life threatening injuries.
September 2025HailHowe$50,000Large hail 2.25-2.5 inches in size fell for 8-10 minutes about 3 miles southeast of Howe. Windows were broken and roof damage was observed. The weather station at this location also measured 62 mph winds with large tree branches broken.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHowe$10,000Thunderstorms winds caused notable damage in Howe. The awning of the Valero gas station at Hwy 75 and Haning St was damaged. Large tree limbs were knocked down and trees were uprooted. Roofs also sustained minor damage.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHowe$10,000The roof was torn off a small home and a garage door was blown in.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindHowe$8,000A barn was destroyed and power lines were down in Howe.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindHowe$5,000A weather station approximately 3 miles southeast of Howe measured a 62 mph wind gust. Large tree branches were also broken. Large hail was also reported at this location, causing additional damage.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHowe$5,000Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be near 60 MPH in Howe.
September 2005LightningHowe$5,000Lightning struck a house and caused an attic fire.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindHowe$4,000High winds broke a utility pole on the frontage road of Highway 75 near Howe.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindHowe$2,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHowe$1,000A tree was blown down by high winds in town.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindHowe$500Strong thunderstorm winds moved a hay ring on property that was located between south Sherman and north Howe. In addition, trees were knocked down onto fences.
May 2024HailHowe-Emergency management reported quarter-sized hail on Ponderosa and Shepherd Roads in Howe, TX.
March 2023Flash FloodHowe-Emergency management reported that U.S. Highway 75 at FM 902 was impassable due to high water.
March 2023HailHowe-Emergency management reported one-inch diameter hail in Howe, TX.
May 2010HailHowe-Quarter size hail covered the road at the intersection of Farmington Road and Hall Cemetery Road between the towns of Dorchester and Howe.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHowe-Large branches snapped off trees.
June 2007Flash FloodHowe-Street flooding was reported in Howe with one home threatened by flood waters. In Sherman, North Travis Street was shut down north of Lambert Street due to high water.
March 2001Flash FloodHowe-Flood waters reached a depth of four feet on city streets. Two mobile homes were evacuated.
December 1997Flash FloodHowe-Highway 289 was flooded at the intersection of Highway 902.
September 2025HailHowe-no account filed
May 2021HailHowe-no account filed
May 2015HailHowe-no account filed
September 2011HailHowe-no account filed
February 2008HailHowe-no account filed
March 2006HailHowe-no account filed
October 2001HailHowe-no account filed
June 1999HailHowe-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHowe-no account filed
June 1997HailHowe-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grayson County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Farmington3.3 miles7
Hilton4.3 miles12
Dorchester4.4 miles11
Luella5.3 miles12
Sperry5.3 miles11
White Mound5.4 miles12
Mormon Grove (historical)5.9 miles11
Elmont6.1 miles7

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HoweAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q972629The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1359742. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.