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Welcome to Owen County ...

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

The community of Owenton is the Seat for Owen County.

Owen County was founded in 1819. Owen was created by taking area from Franklin, Gallatin and Scott Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Owen had a population of 10,901 people. This is an increase of 0.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,850 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Owen represented 0.25% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Owen County:

  • Gratz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gratz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
    • Gratz is located in Owen County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Owen County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Owenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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