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Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
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Brown Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Montgomery County | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′34″N 87°00′23″W / 39.90944°N 87.00639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.22 sq mi (140.4 km2) |
| • Land | 53.75 sq mi (139.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) 0.87% |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,617 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47933, 47954, 47965, 47989 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453139 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- New Market (southwest corner)
- Waveland
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Browns Valley at 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.9031°N 86.991954°W
- Sycamore Ford at 39°57′30″N 87°02′48″W / 39.958377°N 87.046676°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these eight cemeteries: Indian Creek, Indian Creek Hill, Jones, Lydick, Maple Ridge, Old Hickory, Old Union and Wasson.
Major highways
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Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Shades State Park Airport
Landmarks
[edit]- Lake Waveland Park
- Shades State Park (southeast three-quarters)
Education
[edit]- South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Brown Township is served by the Waveland-Brown Township Public Library.[4]
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 28
- State Senate District 23
References
[edit]- "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
[edit]- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Brown Township
Places adjacent to Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana | |
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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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