Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Owen
- Named after
- Its County
- Total
- 1.93 sq mi (5.01 km )
- Land
- 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km )
- Water
- 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
- Elevation
- 958 ft (292 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 1,671
- Density
- 884.8/sq mi (341.63/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 21-58692
- Website
- https://cityofowentonky.us/
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Encyclopedic overview
Owenton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Owen County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Owenton had a population of 1,682. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 127 and Kentucky Route 22, about halfway between Louisville and Cincinnati.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Owenton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.