Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Owen Township is one of the fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 879 (down from 930 at 2010 ) and it contained 346 housing units. The township was named after 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 (1.6 km) strip along its southern border to Union Township which was created in 1889, leaving Owen a five-mile (8 km) 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 24.98 sqmi, all land.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Cambria
 * Ellis
 * Geetingsville
 * Moran
 * Sedalia

Adjacent townships

 * Democrat Township, Carroll County (north)
 * Burlington Township, Carroll County (northeast)
 * Warren Township (east)
 * Michigan Township (southeast)
 * Union Township (south)
 * Ross Township (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:Indiana 26.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 26
 * [[Image:Indiana 75.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 75
 * Indiana State Road 38

Cemeteries
Cemeteries:


 * Mount Hope
 * Old Chaney
 * ...and more