Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Owen Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:54.72
Area Land Sq Mi:54.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.24
Area Water Percent:0.44
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1588
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:263
Elevation Ft:863
Coordinates:38.9103°N -86.2006°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453702

Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 667 housing units.[1] It was named for the local Owen family of pioneer settlers.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.54%) is land and (or 0.44%) is water.[3] The streams of Bee Creek, Clear Spring Creek and Little Salt Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bagwell, Bower, and Scott-Wray.[4]

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. 1886. Unigraphic. 421.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212201038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18071 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  4. Web site: Scott-Wray Cemetery.

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