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Owens, Brown County, Texas

Coordinates: 31°50′53″N 98°55′33″W / 31.84806°N 98.92583°W / 31.84806; -98.92583
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Owens, Texas
Owens is located in Texas
Owens
Owens
Owens is located in the United States
Owens
Owens
Coordinates: 31°50′53″N 98°55′33″W / 31.84806°N 98.92583°W / 31.84806; -98.92583
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrown
Elevation1,470 ft (450 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code325
GNIS feature ID1378814[1]

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.

History

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.