Owen County

Also known as Owen County, Indiana, Owen County, IN

county in Indiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Indiana
Founded: December 21, 1818 (authorized), 1819 (organized)
Named after: Abraham Owen
Seat: Spencer
Largest town: Spencer
Total: 387.82 sq mi (1,004.4 km )
Land: 385.29 sq mi (997.9 km )
Water: 2.54 sq mi (6.6 km ) 0.65%
Estimate 2025: 21,886
Density: 55.338/sq mi (21.366/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
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Owen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1920 the United States Census Bureau calculated the mean center of U.S. population to fall within this county. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 21,321. Its county seat is Spencer. Owen County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana metropolitan area.

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