Rowden is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Callahan County Callahan County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 13,708. Its county seat is Baird, Texas, Baird. The county was founded in 1858 and late ...

, in the

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. According to the

Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...

, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the

Abilene metropolitan area The Abilene metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan statistical area in west-central Texas that covers three counties— Taylor, Jones, and Callahan. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 176,579. Counties * Callahan * ...

Education

Today, the community is served by the

Cross Plains Independent School District Cross Plains Independent School District is a public school district based in Cross Plains, Texas (USA). Located in Callahan County, portions of the district extend into Eastland, Brown, and Coleman counties. In 2009, the school district was ...

References

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