Owen Township is one of ten
townships in
Warrick 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 2010 census, its population was 611 and it contained 249 housing units.
History
Owen Township was organized in 1848, and named for
Robert Dale Owen
Robert Dale Owen (7 November 1801 – 24 June 1877) was a Scottish-born Welsh-American social reformer who was active in Indiana politics as member of the Democratic Party in the Indiana House of Representatives (1835–39 and 1851–53) and re ...
, an Indiana politician.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.47%) is land and (or 1.53%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Dickeyville at
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Folsomville at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Lane Township (north)
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Pigeon Township (east)
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Skelton Township (southeast)
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Boon Township (southwest)
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Hart Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Barrenfork, Leslie, Saint Clair and Shiloh.
Lakes
* Hendrickson Lake
School districts
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Warrick County School Corporation
The Warrick County School Corporation (WCSC) is the second largest public school-governing body in Southwestern Indiana, and the 27th largest in the state. It is responsible for providing education to the second largest county in the area, W ...
Political districts
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Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwestern Indiana, southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville, Indiana, Evansville and also includes Jasp ...
* State House District 74
* State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Warrick County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana