Brown Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°42′24″N 86°15′50″W / 38.70667°N 86.26389°W / 38.70667; -86.26389CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWashingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.93 sq mi (80.1 km²) • Land30.73 sq mi (79.6 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.65%Elevation

705 ft (215 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,100 • Density36/sq mi (14/km²)ZIP codes

47108 47452

GNIS feature ID0453142

Brown Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,100 and it contained 502 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,422	—
1900	1,713	20.5%
1910	1,592	−7.1%
1920	1,490	−6.4%
1930	1,323	−11.2%
1940	1,324	0.1%
1950	1,333	0.7%
1960	1,295	−2.9%
1970	1,305	0.8%
1980	1,336	2.4%
1990	1,229	−8.0%
2000	1,219	−0.8%
2010	1,199	−1.6%
2020	1,100	−8.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.93 square miles (80.1 km²), of which 30.73 square miles (79.6 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.65%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Brimstone Corners at 38°44′14″N 86°15′52″W / 38.737276°N 86.264429°W / 38.737276; -86.264429
Fairview at 38°44′17″N 86°16′03″W / 38.73811°N 86.267484°W / 38.73811; -86.267484
Mount Carmel at 38°43′01″N 86°14′58″W / 38.716999°N 86.249428°W / 38.716999; -86.249428

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

Adjacent townships

Carr Township, Jackson County (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Vernon Township (south)
Northeast Township, Orange County (southwest)
Bono Township, Lawrence County (west)
Guthrie Township, Lawrence County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Mount Carmeltoe and New Hope.

Rivers

East Fork White River

School districts

West Washington School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 44

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.