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Bowen Township, Madison County, Arkansas

Coordinates: 35°58′31″N 93°43′22″W / 35.975305°N 93.722794°W / 35.975305; -93.722794
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Bowen Township
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyMadison
Area
 • Total
32.12 sq mi (83.2 km2)
 • Land32.01 sq mi (82.9 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
486
 • Density15.2/sq mi (5.9/km2)

Bowen Township is one of 21 inactive townships in Madison County, Arkansas, USA.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 486.[2]

Bowen Township was established before 1850, but the exact date is unknown because early county records were destroyed.[3] The township was named after a local judge.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Township, Madison County, Arkansas
  2. ^ "Arkansas: 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. pp. 440–441.

35°58′31″N 93°43′22″W / 35.975305°N 93.722794°W / 35.975305; -93.722794