Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Brown Township
Township

Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°54′23″N 85°38′02″W / 39.90639°N 85.63389°W / 39.90639; -85.63389Coordinates: 39°54′23″N 85°38′02″W / 39.90639°N 85.63389°W / 39.90639; -85.63389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 30.82 sq mi (79.8 km2)
 • Land 30.76 sq mi (79.7 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation 971 ft (296 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,571
 • Density 83.6/sq mi (32.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453137

Brown Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,571 and it contained 1,067 housing units.[1]

History

Brown Township was organized in 1833. It was named for Prior Brown, a pioneer settler.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.82 square miles (79.8 km2), of which 30.76 square miles (79.7 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[1] The streams of Harlan Run, Maize Run, McCray Run, Shirley Drain and Village Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: McCray, Harlan, Hayes (twp), Gard (twp) and Reeves (twp).

Major highways

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. p. 88.

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