Rowena, Texas

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

History

Paul J. Baron designed the town in 1898.

Notable people

• Bonnie Parker, born in Rowena, was an outlaw who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression in the early 1930s

External links

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

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