Owen Township | |
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![]() 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″N86°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 |
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]
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]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.98 square miles (64.7 km2), all land. [4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries:
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