Editing Owen, Wisconsin

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'''Owen''' is a city in [[Clark County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 940 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Owen is located directly east of the village of [[Withee, Wisconsin|Withee]], which is about half the size of Owen.

==History==
In 1880 the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–99)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]] built its line through what would become Owen, on its way from [[Abbotsford, Wisconsin|Abbotsford]] to [[Chippewa Falls]].<ref name=nrhp_nom />

In 1893 the John S. Owen Company of [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] managed to buy from J.D. Spaulding 400 square miles of virgin timber that ran from the current site of Owen north through [[Taylor County, Wisconsin|Taylor County]] and into [[Rusk County, Wisconsin|Rusk County]]. Near where the railroad crossed Brick Creek and that creek flowed into the Popple River, the company built a warehouse, a boarding house, and five log buildings clustered around the rail line. They dammed Brick Creek to make a [[mill pond]] and built a sawmill, a [[planing mill]], and a company store. A one-room school was built in 1894. Early on, John's son Aloney moved to the settlement to oversee local operations.<ref name=nrhp_nom>{{cite web|last=Lacey|first=Patricia A.|title=Owen High School|url=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/04000848.pdf|work=National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form|publisher=US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service|access-date=2016-05-01|date=July 2004}}</ref>

In 1904 the Village of Owen incorporated, with 315 people. In 1906 the Owen Company started the Owen Box and Crating factory, the Woodland Hotel, and began providing electrical service within the village of Owen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=Kris |title=It's electrifying - The advent of Clark County's electrical service |agency=The Sentinel & Rural News |publisher=Multi Media Channels LLC |date=2022-01-04}}</ref> In 1907 the Owens organized the State Bank of Owen, headed by J.G. Owen.<ref name=nrhp_nom />

{{wide image|Bird's eye view of Owen, Wis. LCCN2007663070.tif|700px|alt=Panorama of community above buildings|Bird's eye view of Owen in 1912}}
By 1914, Owen's population was 1,000. The Owens organized the State Bank of Withee, headed by A.R. Owen. The Owens also had a hand in a bottling works, a theater, a telephone company, and three hotels. They donated land for a city park and churches. In 1915 the company opened a retail lumber store.<ref name=nrhp_nom />

By 1918 the Owen Company was running 25 miles of railroad in Clark and Taylor Counties, hauling logs from their timber holdings in to their sawmill. At one point they thought their supply might last for five or six years, but it ended up lasting 40. The last log was sawed in 1932.<ref name=nrhp_nom />

==Geography==
[[File:Owen, Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|right|Owen, Wisconsin]]
Owen is located at {{coord|44|56|54|N|90|33|53|W|type:city}} (44.948330, -90.564740).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| collapsed   = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = Owen 1E, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present)
| Jan record high F = 55
| Feb record high F = 67
| Mar record high F = 78
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 94
| Jul record high F = 99
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 94
| Oct record high F = 88
| Nov record high F = 76
| Dec record high F = 62
| year record high F = 101
| Jan high F = 21.1
| Feb high F = 25.7
| Mar high F = 38.0
| Apr high F = 52.4
| May high F = 65.9
| Jun high F = 75.0
| Jul high F = 78.9
| Aug high F = 77.1
| Sep high F = 69.1
| Oct high F = 55.3
| Nov high F = 39.8
| Dec high F = 26.9
| year high F = 52.1
| Jan mean F = 11.5
| Feb mean F = 15.1
| Mar mean F = 27.6
| Apr mean F = 41.6
| May mean F = 54.5
| Jun mean F = 64.1
| Jul mean F = 67.7
| Aug mean F = 65.7
| Sep mean F = 57.7
| Oct mean F = 44.7
| Nov mean F = 31.3
| Dec mean F = 18.6
| year mean F = 41.7
| Jan low F = 1.8
| Feb low F = 4.4
| Mar low F = 17.3
| Apr low F = 30.8
| May low F = 43.1
| Jun low F = 53.1
| Jul low F = 56.4
| Aug low F = 54.3
| Sep low F = 46.4
| Oct low F = 34.2
| Nov low F = 22.8
| Dec low F = 10.2
| year low F = 31.2
| Jan record low F = -42
| Feb record low F = -38
| Mar record low F = -36
| Apr record low F = 2
| May record low F = 13
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 35
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 8
| Nov record low F = -18
| Dec record low F = -33
| year record low F = -42
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.06
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.15
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.81
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.98
| May precipitation inch = 3.99
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.77
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.81
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.42
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.95
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.93
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.85
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.51
| year precipitation inch = 34.23
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 8.5
| Feb precipitation days  = 6.6
| Mar precipitation days  = 8.4
| Apr precipitation days  = 11.0
| May precipitation days  = 12.0
| Jun precipitation days  = 12.4
| Jul precipitation days  = 10.9
| Aug precipitation days  = 11.0
| Sep precipitation days  = 10.7
| Oct precipitation days  = 10.1
| Nov precipitation days  = 7.6
| Dec precipitation days  = 8.7
| year precipitation days = 117.9
| Jan snow inch = 10.9
| Feb snow inch = 10.2
| Mar snow inch = 8.5
| Apr snow inch = 3.7
| May snow inch = 0.2
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.9
| Nov snow inch = 4.9
| Dec snow inch = 11.7
| year snow inch = 51.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 7.8
| Feb snow days  = 6.2
| Mar snow days  = 4.8
| Apr snow days  = 2.4
| May snow days  = 0.2
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.6
| Nov snow days  = 3.4
| Dec snow days  = 7.2
| year snow days = 32.6
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=arx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 31, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00476357&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 31, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
[[File:Owen City Hall.jpg|thumb|Owen City Hall]]
{{US Census population
|1910= 745
|1920= 1083
|1930= 1102
|1940= 1083
|1950= 1034
|1960= 1098
|1970= 1031
|1980= 998
|1990= 895
|2000= 936
|2010= 940
|estyear=2019
|estimate=928
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 940 people, 419 households, and 252 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|531.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 485 housing units at an average density of {{convert|274.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 419 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 936 people, 412 households, and 255 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 510.9 people per square mile (197.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 455 housing units at an average density of 248.4 per square mile (96.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 98.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 412 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,368, and the median income for a family was $37,955. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $20,547 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,981. About 9.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Owen, Wisconsin}}
* [http://www.cityofowen.com/ City of Owen]

{{Clark County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Cities in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Cities in Clark County, Wisconsin]]