Welcome to Fowler ...

The town of Fowler is located in Benton County<1> and is the County Seat for Benton County.

Fowler was established in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fowler has a population of 2,306 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fowler is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fowler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fowler (for example, toward Wellington (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Fowler is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Fowler: 47944<4>

Websites for Fowler ...

Official Website: www.townoffowler.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fowler had an population of 2,306 people. This is a decrease of 0.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fowler had a population of 2,317 people (or 26.14% of the total population of Benton County). This makes Fowler the county's most populous community.

The population of Fowler represents 0.04% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 183rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,317 people, the population of Fowler decreased 4.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,415 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fowler.

Communities Also Named Fowler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Fowler - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fowler.

Communities near Fowler ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fowler.

• Kentland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <6>
• Otterbein
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
  • Otterbein is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <6>
• Milford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Remington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <6>
• Goodland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <6>
• Wolcott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <6>
• Brook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <6>
• Sheldon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
• Boswell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <6>

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 Fowler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fowler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fowler. 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 Fowler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowler. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fowler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fowler ...

Looking for more information about Fowler? 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 Fowler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fowler.

Adding Fowler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fowler 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 Fowler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fowler post office opened in 1872.

We also found Fowler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fowler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fowler: www.townoffowler.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov