Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainHow is Owen Township run?
Owen Township’s town government spent $23,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $25 per resident.
What stands out about how Owen Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Rossville Consolidated School District
Owen Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Clay Township, Ross Township, Rossville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,739 per pupil, $6,466 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $25 per resident a year, or $0.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 91%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Owen Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$25 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Owen Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($25 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $31, and the middle half spent $18–$54. Owen Township spent less than 62% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Owen Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Owen Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Owen Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 182 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (908).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Owen Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Owen Township compares with the towns next door
Owen Township spent $25 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $13 to $50. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | $13 | — |
| Ross Township | $18 | $1,231 |
| Warren Township | $38 | $474 |
| Democrat Township | $50 | $1,073 |
| Owen Township | $25 | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Owen Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Owen Township’s government
How much does Owen Township spend per resident?
About $25 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $25 was less than 62% of 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Owen Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Owen Township yet.
How many people work for Owen Township?
5 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,548 (about $150,576 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Owen Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Brian Buchanan) and State House District 38 (Heath VanNatter). The House district also covers 48 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →