- Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana
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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°WCoordinates: 40°23′25″N 86°30′56″W / 40.39028°N 86.51556°W Country United States State Indiana County Clinton Organized 1843 Named for Robert Dale Owen Government – Type Indiana township Area – Total 25 sq mi (64.74 km2) – Land 25 sq mi (64.74 km2) – Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation[1] 784 ft (239 m) Population (2000) – Total 923 – Density 36.93/sq mi (14.26/km2) FIPS code 18-57456[2] GNIS feature ID 453701 Owen Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 923. The township was named for Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.[3]
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History
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.[4]
Geography
Owen Township covers an area of 25 square miles (65 km2).
Unincorporated towns
- Cambria
- Ellis
- Geetingsville
- Moran
- Sedalia
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Democrat Township, Carroll County (north)
- Burlington Township, Carroll County (northeast)
- Warren Township (east)
- Michigan Township (southeast)
- Union Township (south)
- Ross Township (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
Cemeteries:
- Mount Hope
- Old Chaney
- ...and more
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Indiana City 
Towns Colfax | Kirklin | Michigantown | Mulberry | Rossville
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAntioch | Avery | Beard | Boyleston | Cambria | Cyclone | East Park | Edna Mills | Fickle | Forest | Geetingsville | Hamilton | Hillisburg | Jefferson | Kilmore | Manson | Mattix Corner | Middlefork | Moran | Pickard | Reagan | Risse | Scircleville | Sedalia | Wesley Manor | Woodside Park
Categories:- Townships in Clinton County, Indiana
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