Owen_Township,_Warrick_County,_Indiana
Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Owen Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 611 and it contained 249 housing units.[2]
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Owen Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warrick |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 25.48 sq mi (66.0 km2) |
• Land | 25.09 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2) 1.53% |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 646 |
• Density | 24.4/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47601, 47637 |
GNIS feature ID | 453703 |
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Owen Township was organized in 1848, and named for Robert Dale Owen, an Indiana politician.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.09 square miles (65.0 km2) (or 98.47%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2) (or 1.53%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Dickeyville at 38.15616°N 87.219727°W / 38.15616; -87.219727
- Folsomville at 38.129216°N 87.164169°W / 38.129216; -87.164169
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Lane Township (north)
- Pigeon Township (east)
- Skelton Township (southeast)
- Boon Township (southwest)
- Hart Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Barrenfork, Leslie, Saint Clair and Shiloh.
Lakes
- Hendrickson Lake
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "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.
- Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 20.