Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Owen Township

Township

County Road 600 North at Ellis, once a stop along the now-defunct railroad.

Location of Owen Township in Clinton County

Coordinates: 40°23′25″N 86°30′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.39028°N 86.51556°W﻿ / 40.39028; -86.51556
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Clinton
Organized| 1843
Named for| Robert Dale Owen
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 24.98 sq mi (64.7 km2)
• Land| 24.98 sq mi (64.7 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 784 ft (239 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 879
• Density| 35/sq mi (14/km2)
FIPS code| 18-57456[3]
GNIS feature ID| 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[edit]

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[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.98 square miles (64.7 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Cambria
* Ellis
* Geetingsville
* Moran
* Sedalia

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

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Democrat Township, Carroll County (north)
* Burlington Township, Carroll County (northeast)
* Warren Township (east)
* Michigan Township (southeast)
* Union Township (south)
* Ross Township (west)

### Major highways[edit]

* Indiana State Road 26
* Indiana State Road 75
* Indiana State Road 38

### Cemeteries[edit]

Cemeteries:

* Mount Hope
* Old Chaney
* ...and more

## References[edit]

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
6. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.

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