Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°54′34″N 87°00′23″W / 39.90944°N 87.00639°W / 39.90944; -87.00639[1]
(2020)[2]
47933, 47954, 47965, 47989
Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,617 (down from 1,719 at 2010[3]) and it contained 705 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.22 square miles (140.4 km2), of which 53.75 square miles (139.2 km2) (or 99.13%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 0.87%) is water.[3]
Cities, towns, villages
- New Market (southwest corner)
- Waveland
Unincorporated towns
- Browns Valley at 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.9031°N 86.991954°W / 39.9031; -86.991954
- Sycamore Ford at 39°57′30″N 87°02′48″W / 39.958377°N 87.046676°W / 39.958377; -87.046676
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Indian Creek, Indian Creek Hill, Jones, Lydick, Maple Ridge, Old Hickory, Old Union and Wasson.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Shades State Park Airport
Landmarks
- Lake Waveland Park
- Shades State Park (southeast three-quarters)
Education
- South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Brown Township is served by the Waveland-Brown Township Public Library.[4]
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 28
- State Senate District 23
References
- "Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 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.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Brown Township
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Places adjacent to Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana