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Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clark

GNIS feature ID
  
453700

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:03 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-57438

Elevation
  
219 m

Population
  
958 (2010)

Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana

Weather
  
17°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 70% Humidity

Area
  
44.94 km² (44.21 km² Land / 73 ha Water)

Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 958 and it contained 462 housing units.

Contents

Map of Owen Township, IN, USA

History

Owen Township was established around 1830. It was named for John Owen, a county commissioner.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.35 square miles (44.9 km2), of which 17.07 square miles (44.2 km2) (or 98.39%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 1.61%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Hibernia
  • Owen
  • Sunset Village
  • Vesta

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Washington Township (north)
  • Bethlehem Township (northeast)
  • Charlestown Township (west)
  • Oregon Township (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 62

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains several cemeteries: Bowyer (a.k.a. Hogan), Conn, Hibernia, Hogan, Manaugh, Olive Branch, Owen Creek Presbyterian/Baptist Church, Perry, Pleasant View, Shiloh (a.k.a. Owen Township)

    References

    Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana Wikipedia
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