Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Owen Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°54′37″N 86°12′02″W / 38.91028°N 86.20056°W / 38.91028; -86.20056Coordinates: 38°54′37″N 86°12′02″W / 38.91028°N 86.20056°W / 38.91028; -86.20056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	54.71 sq mi (141.7 km2)
– Land	54.53 sq mi (141.24 km2)
– Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)  0.32%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,625
– Density	29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453702

Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,625.^[1]

Geography

Owen Township covers an area of 54.71 square miles (141.7 km²); of this, 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) or 0.32 percent 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
• Indiana State Road 135
• Indiana State Road 235

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana