Owens is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area.
Owens, Texas | |
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  Owens  Owens | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′53″N 98°55′33″W / 31.84806°N 98.92583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brown |
| Elevation | 1,470 ft (450 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378814[1] |
History
editOwens was first settled in the early 1870s; the residents established a post office in 1878. The last population figures, from 1965, placed the town's population at sixty.[2]
Geography
editOwens is located on U.S. Highway 183 and Farm to Market Road 3100, 8 mi (13 km) north of Brownwood in central Brown County.[2]
Education
editOwens had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the May Independent School District.
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens, Brown County, Texas
- ^ a b c Lively, Jeanne F. "Owens, TX (Brown County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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