Rowena, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Rowena is an unincorporated community in southwestern Runnels County, Texas, United States,[1] designed by Paul J. Baron in 1898.[2] According to the US Census, the population was estimated at 483 in 2000, an increase of 3% from the 1990 census (466 Rowenans). The United States Postal Service now[when?] estimates the population at 714. The elevation is 1,628 feet above sea level.
Notable people
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), born in Rowena, was an outlaw who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression in the early 1930s.
References
- ^ "Rowena, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rowena, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Municipalities and communities of Runnels County, Texas, United States
County seat: Ballinger
- Ballinger
- Miles
- Winters
- Rowena
- Wingate
communities
- Benoit
- Norton
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- United States portal
31°38′50″N 100°02′46″W / 31.64722°N 100.04611°W / 31.64722; -100.04611
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