Owl Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
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Owl Creek is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.[2] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
History
Owl Creek was named for a nearby creek of the same name and was first settled as early as the 1850s. There were no population estimates recorded for the town until 1990, when it had a population of 45 residents.[2]
Geography
Owl Creek is located 14 mi (23 km) northwest of Temple off Texas State Highway 36 in northern Bell County.[2]
Education
Owl Creek had its own school district by the 1890s, which was in operation until some time in the early 1900s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Belton Independent School District.
