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Welcome to Owenton ...The city of Owenton is located in Owen County<1> and is the County Seat for Owen County. The location of Owenton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Owenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Owenton has a population of 1,532 people<3> (see below for details). Owenton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Owenton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Owenton is within the boundaries of the (502) area code. The ZIP code for Owenton: 40359<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Owenton had an population of 1,532 people. This is an increase of 15.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.45% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Owenton had a population of 1,327 people (or 12.24% of the total population of Owen County). This makes Owenton the county's most populous community. The population of Owenton represents 0.03% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,327 people, the population of Owenton decreased 4.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,387 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Owenton. Communities Also Named Owenton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owenton - they are located in Alabama and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Owenton. Communities near Owenton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owenton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Owenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owenton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owenton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owenton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owenton. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Owenton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owenton ...Looking for more information about Owenton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Owenton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Owenton. Adding Owenton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Owenton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Owenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Owenton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Owenton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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