| Official Name: | Owens Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saint Louis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.4 |
| Area Land Km2: | 76.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.5 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.5 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 263 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 399 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1309 |
| Coordinates: | 47.8228°N -92.6375°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55723[1] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-49336[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0665245[3] |
Owens Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census.[4]
U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Saint Louis County Road 115, County Road 24 (Vermilion Drive), County Road 78 (Wakely Road), and Johnson Road.
The city of Cook is located within Owens Township geographically but is a separate entity.
Owens Township was named for three Owens brothers (John, Samuel, and Thomas) who were businessmen in the area.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; 0.03% is water.
The Little Fork River flows through Owens Township.
The Rice River, a tributary of the Little Fork River, also flows through the township.
The following are adjacent to Owens Township :
Leander Road runs east–west along Owens Township's southern boundary line with adjacent Angora Township.
At the 2000 census there were 270 people, 111 households, and 81 families living in the township. The population density was 9.2 people per square mile (3.5/km). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.30% White, 2.96% Native American and 0.74% from two or more races.Of the 111 households 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.5% of households were one person and 5.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.
The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median household income was $40,208 and the median family income was $40,625. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,892. About 13.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.