Owen Township, Clinton 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:Clinton
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1843
Named For:Robert Dale Owen
Area Total Sq Mi:24.98
Area Land Sq Mi:24.98
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:879
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:239
Elevation Ft:784
Coordinates:40.3903°N -86.5156°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-57456[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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]

History

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]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

Cemeteries:

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana . . Apr 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202528/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18023 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 32.
  6. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. Owen Township.