Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Owen Township
Township

Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°54′37″N 86°12′02″W / 38.91028°N 86.20056°W / 38.91028; -86.20056Coordinates: 38°54′37″N 86°12′02″W / 38.91028°N 86.20056°W / 38.91028; -86.20056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 54.72 sq mi (141.7 km2)
 • Land 54.47 sq mi (141.1 km2)
 • Water 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.44%
Elevation 863 ft (263 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,572
 • Density 28.9/sq mi (11.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453702

Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,572 and it contained 677 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 54.72 square miles (141.7 km2), of which 54.47 square miles (141.1 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.44%) is water.[1] 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 two cemeteries: Bagwell and Bower.

Major highways

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ 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. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 421.
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