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Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

Elevation
  
263 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:04 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453702

Area
  
141.7 km²

Population
  
1,572 (2010)

Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Weather
  
14°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 73% Humidity

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. It was named for the local Owen family of pioneer settlers.

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Map of Owen Township, IN, USA

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. The streams of Bee Creek, Clear Spring Creek and Little Salt Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Clear Spring
  • Kurtz
  • Norman

    • Extinct towns

  • Pleasantville

    • Adjacent townships

  • 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

    The township contains two cemeteries: Bagwell and Bower.

    Major highways

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

    • References

    Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana Wikipedia
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