Rowena, Texas

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Rowena is an unincorporated community in southwestern Runnels County, Texas, United States.

Paul J. Baron designed the town in 1898.

According to the US Census, the population was estimated at 483 in 2000, an increase of three percent from the 1990 census (466 Rowenans). The United States Postal Service now estimates the population at 714.

The elevation is 1,628 feet above sea level.

Notable people

Bonnie Parker, born in Rowena, was an outlaw who traveled Central United States during the Great Depression.

External links

Rowena, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Texas

v t e Municipalities and communities of Runnels County, Texas, United States

County seat: Ballinger

Cities	Ballinger Miles Winters

Unincorporated communities	Norton Rowena Wingate

Coordinates: 31°38′50″N 100°02′46″W / 31.64722°N 100.04611°W / 31.64722; -100.04611

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