Owl Creek, Texas

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Owl Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Owl Creek
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Owl Creek
Coordinates: 31°13′39″N97°30′42″W / 31.22750°N 97.51167°W / 31.22750; -97.51167
Country United States
State Texas
County Bell
Elevation
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666 ft (203 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1380318 [1]

Owl Creek is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000. [2] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

Owl Creek was named for a nearby creek of the same name and was first settled as early as the 1850s. There were no population estimates recorded for the town until 1990, when it had a population of 45 residents. [2]

Geography

Owl Creek is located 14 mi (23 km) northwest of Temple off Texas State Highway 36 in northern Bell County. [2]

Education

Owl Creek had its own school district by the 1890s, which was in operation until some time in the early 1900s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Belton Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owl Creek, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jasinski, Laurie E. (December 9, 2005). "Owl Creek, TX". tshaonline.org.
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