Owens, Brown County, Texas

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Owens, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°50′53″N98°55′33″W / 31.84806°N 98.92583°W / 31.84806; -98.92583
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Brown
Elevation
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1,470 ft (450 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 325
GNIS feature ID1378814 [1]

Owens is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[ citation needed ] the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area.

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History

Owens was first settled in the early 1870s; the residents established a post office in 1878. The last population figures, from 1965, placed the town's population at sixty. [2]

Geography

Owens is located on U.S. Highway 183 and Farm to Market Road 3100, 8 mi (13 km) north of Brownwood in central Brown County. [2]

Education

Owens had its own school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the community is served by the May Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens, Brown County, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Lively, Jeanne F. "Owens, TX (Brown County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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