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[4]) and it contained 346 housing units. The township was named after Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.[5]
Owen Township | |
|---|---|
 County Road 600 North at Ellis, once a stop along the now-defunct railroad. | |
 Location of Owen Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′25″N 86°30′56″W / 40.39028°N 86.51556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Organized | 1843 |
| Named for | Robert Dale Owen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.98 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
| • Land | 24.98 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 879 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (14/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-57456[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453701 |
History edit
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.[6]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.98 square miles (64.7 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns edit
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships edit
- Democrat Township, Carroll County (north)
- Burlington Township, Carroll County (northeast)
- Warren Township (east)
- Michigan Township (southeast)
- Union Township (south)
- Ross Township (west)
Major highways edit
Indiana State Road 26
Indiana State Road 75- Indiana State Road 38
Cemeteries edit
Cemeteries:
- Mount Hope
- Old Chaney
- ...and more
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
