Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°30′01″N 85°31′29″W / 38.50028°N 85.52472°W / 38.50028; -85.52472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total17.35 sq mi (44.9 km²) • Land17.07 sq mi (44.2 km²) • Water0.28 sq mi (0.7 km²)Elevation

^[1]

718 ft (219 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total916 • Density56.1/sq mi (21.7/km²)FIPS code18-57438^[3]GNIS feature ID453700

Owen Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 958 and it contained 462 housing units.^[4]

History

Owen Township was established around 1830.^[5] It was named for John Owen, a county commissioner.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.35 square miles (44.9 km²), of which 17.07 square miles (44.2 km²) (or 98.39%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 1.61%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Hibernia
Sunset Village

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Indiana State Road 62

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Bowyer (a.k.a. Hogan), Conn, Hibernia, Hogan, Manaugh, Olive Branch, Owen Creek Presbyterian/Baptist Church, Perry, Pleasant View, Shiloh (a.k.a. Owen Township) ^[7]

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 375.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p. 11.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.