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Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County,
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,588 and it contained 667 housing units. It was named for the local Owen family of pioneer settlers.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.54%) is land and (or 0.44%) 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 three cemeteries: Bagwell, Bower, and Scott-Wray.


Major highways

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U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
* State Road 135 * State Road 235


References


U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files


External links


Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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