Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana

Owen Township
—  Township  —
Location in Warrick County
Coordinates: 38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W / 38.15222°N 87.1875°W / 38.15222; -87.1875Coordinates: 38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W / 38.15222°N 87.1875°W / 38.15222; -87.1875
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	25.46 sq mi (65.93 km2)
– Land	24.98 sq mi (64.69 km2)
– Water	0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)  1.88%
Elevation	486 ft (148 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	619
– Density	24.8/sq mi (9.6/km2)
ZIP codes	47601, 47637
GNIS feature ID	0453703

Owen Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 619.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Owen Township covers an area of 25.46 square miles (65.9 km²); of this, 24.98 square miles (64.7 km²) (98.12 percent) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km²) (1.88 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Dickeyville at 38°09′22″N 87°13′11″W / 38.1561599°N 87.2197271°W / 38.1561599; -87.2197271
• Folsomville at 38°07′45″N 87°09′51″W / 38.1292161°N 87.1641692°W / 38.1292161; -87.1641692

(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

School districts

• Warrick County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana