Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana


Owen Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 930 and it contained 334 housing units. The township was named for Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.

History

Originally included in Jackson Township, Owen was organized as a separate township in March, 1843. It lost a one mile strip along its southern border to Union Township which was created in 1889, leaving Owen a five mile by five mile square. The first settlers in the area were Elihu Short, Samuel Gray, John Temple and John Miller in 1828.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.

Unincorporated towns

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