Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°09′08″N 87°11′15″W / 38.15222°N 87.18750°W / 38.15222; -87.18750 (2020)[1]
47601, 47637
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.[2]
History
Owen Township was organized in 1848, and named for Robert Dale Owen, an Indiana politician.[3]
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.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Dickeyville at 38°09′22″N 87°13′11″W / 38.15616°N 87.219727°W / 38.15616; -87.219727
- Folsomville at 38°07′45″N 87°09′51″W / 38.129216°N 87.164169°W / 38.129216; -87.164169
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Lane Township (north)
- Pigeon Township (east)
- Skelton Township (southeast)
- Boon Township (southwest)
- Hart Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Barrenfork, Leslie, Saint Clair and Shiloh.
Lakes
- Hendrickson Lake
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Boonville
communities
- Ash Iron Springs
- Baugh City
- Bullocktown
- Center
- Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville
- Eames
- Eby
- Fisherville
- Graham Valley
- Greenbrier
- Heilman
- Hemenway
- Hillcrest Terrace
- Jarretts
- Jockey
- Millersburg
- New Hope
- Paradise
- Pelzer
- Red Bush
- Rolling Acres
- Rosebud
- Rustic Hills
- Saint John
- Scalesville
- Selvin
- Stanley
- Stevenson
- Turpin Hill
- Vanada
- Victoria
- Wheatonville
- Yankeetown
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