Owens, Texas | |
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  Owens  Owens | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′52″N98°55′33″W / 31.84778°N 98.92583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brown |
| Elevation | 1,470 ft (450 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378814 [1] |
Owens is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area.
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]
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]
Owens had its own school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the community is served by the May Independent School District.
Mills County is a county located in Central Texas, United States. It was created on March 15, 1887, from parts of four existing counties—Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, and Lampasas—and named after John T. Mills. The 2020 census reported a population of 4,456. The county seat is Goldthwaite. A long-time resident of the county quipped that residing here is the closest a person could get to living in Mayberry.
Eastland County is a county located in central West Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,725. The county seat is Eastland. The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1873. It is named for William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and the only officer to die as a result of the "Black Bean executions" of the Mier Expedition.
Brown County is a county in west-central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,095. Its county seat is Brownwood. The county was founded in 1856 and organized in 1858. It is named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco, an early conflict between Texians and Mexicans.
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Grosvenor is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area. Mayor Kade Minshew
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