Owens, Brown County, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°50′52″N 98°55′33″W / 31.84778°N 98.92583°W / 31.84778; -98.92583CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyBrownElevation
1,470 ft (450 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code325GNIS feature ID1378814[1]

Owens is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Owens 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

Owens 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

Owens had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the May Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens, Brown County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Lively, Jeanne F. "Owens, TX (Brown County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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