Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°54′23″N 85°38′02″W / 39.90639°N 85.63389°W / 39.90639; -85.63389CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.82 sq mi (79.8 km²) • Land30.76 sq mi (79.7 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.19%Elevation

971 ft (296 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total2,516 • Density83.6/sq mi (32.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0453137

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.^[2]

History

Brown Township was organized in 1833. It was named for Prior Brown, a pioneer settler.^[3]

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.^[2] The streams of Harlan Run, Maize Run, McCray Run, Shirley Drain and Village Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

Shirley (west three-quarters)
Wilkinson

Unincorporated towns

Nashville
Warrington
Willow Branch

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

Adjacent townships

Adams Township, Madison County (north)
Greensboro Township, Henry County (east)
Harrison Township, Henry County (east)
Wayne Township, Henry County (southeast)
Jackson Township (south)
Green Township (west)
Fall Creek Township, Madison County (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

References

"Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 88.