Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana

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Owen Township
Township
Location in Warrick County
Location in Warrick County
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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 (2010)
 • Total 611
 • Density 24.4/sq mi (9.4/km2)
ZIP codes 47601, 47637
GNIS feature ID 0453703

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.[1]

History

Owen Township was organized in 1848, and named for Robert Dale Owen, an Indiana politician.[2]

Geography

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.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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  • Folsomville at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Barrenfork, Leslie, Saint Clair and Shiloh.

Lakes

  • Hendrickson Lake

School districts

  • Warrick County School Corporation

Political districts

References

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