Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana

Owen Township
Township

Location in Warrick County
Coordinates: 38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W / 38.15222°N 87.18750°W / 38.15222; -87.18750Coordinates: 38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W / 38.15222°N 87.18750°W / 38.15222; -87.18750
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 453703

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

(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

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 20.
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