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Township in Indiana, United States
Owen Township
Township
County Road 600 North at Ellis, once a stop along the now-defunct railroad.County Road 600 North at Ellis, once a stop along the now-defunct railroad.
Location of Owen Township in Clinton CountyLocation of Owen Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°23′25″N 86°30′56″W / 40.39028°N 86.51556°W / 40.39028; -86.51556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
Organized1843
Named forRobert Dale Owen
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total24.98 sq mi (64.7 km)
 • Land24.98 sq mi (64.7 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation784 ft (239 m)
Population
 • Total879
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km)
FIPS code18-57456
GNIS feature ID453701

Owen Township is one of the fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 879 (down from 930 at 2010) and it contained 346 housing units. The township was named after Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.

History

Originally included in Jackson Township, Owen was organized as a separate township in March, 1843. It lost a one-mile (1.6 km) strip along its southern border to Union Township which was created in 1889, leaving Owen a five-mile (8 km) by five-mile square. The first settlers in the area were Elihu Short, Samuel Gray, John Temple, and John Miller in 1828.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.98 square miles (64.7 km), all land.

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

Cemeteries:

  • Mount Hope
  • Old Chaney

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
  6. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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