Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 1.1 Unincorporated towns
* 1.2 Extinct towns
* 1.3 Adjacent townships
* 1.4 Cemeteries
* 1.5 Major highways
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Geography

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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

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* Clear Spring
* Kurtz
* Norman

### Extinct towns

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* Pleasantville

### Adjacent townships

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* Salt Creek Township (north)
* Pershing Township (northeast)
* Brownstown Township (east)
* Carr Township (south)
* Guthrie Township, Lawrence County (southwest)
* Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Bagwell, Bower, and Scott-Wray.[3]

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 50
* State Road 135
* State Road 235

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. 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.
3. ^ "Scott-Wray Cemetery".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Brownstown

City|

* Seymour

Map of Indiana highlighting Jackson County

Towns|

* Brownstown
* Crothersville
* Medora

Townships|

* Brownstown
* Carr
* Driftwood
* Grassy Fork
* Hamilton
* Jackson
* Owen
* Pershing
* Redding
* Salt Creek
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Freetown
* Vallonia

Other
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communities|

* Acme
* Bobtown
* Chestnut Ridge
* Clear Spring
* Conologue
* Cortland
* Dudleytown
* Ewing
* Fleming
* Hangman Crossing
* Houston
* Kriete Corner
* Kurtz
* Little Acre
* Maumee
* New Elizabethtown
* New Farmington
* Newry
* Norman
* Reddington
* Retreat
* Rockford
* Shields
* Sparksville
* Spraytown
* Surprise
* Tampico
* Uniontown
* Weddleville
* Wegan

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