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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2000, the population was 21,786. The county seat is Spencer.
History
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Owen County was formed in 1819. It was named for Abraham Owen, a colonel who died at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 838
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| 1830 | 4,017
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| 1840 | 8,359
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| 1850 | 12,106
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| 1860 | 14,376
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| 1870 | 16,137
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| 1880 | 15,901
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| 1890 | 15,040
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| 1900 | 15,149
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| 1910 | 14,053
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| 1920 | 12,760
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| 1930 | 11,351
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| 1940 | 12,090
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| 1950 | 11,763
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| 1960 | 11,400
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| 1970 | 12,163
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| 1980 | 15,841
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| 1990 | 17,281
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inowen/owenindex.html
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