Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Brown Township

Township

The John Linsey Rand House at Friendship

Coordinates: 38°57′57″N 85°13′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.96583°N 85.21861°W﻿ / 38.96583; -85.21861
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Ripley
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 53.67 sq mi (139.0 km2)
• Land| 53.55 sq mi (138.7 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 948 ft (289 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 1,597
• Density| 29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
Area code| 812
FIPS code| 18-08362[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453141

Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,597 and it contained 728 housing units.[3]

## History[edit]

John Linsey Rand House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[4]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.67 square miles (139.0 km2), of which 53.55 square miles (138.7 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Benham
* Cross Plains
* Friendship
* Olean

## References[edit]

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

Places adjacent to Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana

| Johnson Township | Washington Township | Clay Township, Dearborn County

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Shelby Township |

Brown Township

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Shelby Township, Jefferson County | Pleasant Township, Switzerland County | Pike Township, Ohio County

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Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Versailles

City|

* Batesville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Ripley County

Towns|

* Holton
* Milan
* Napoleon
* Osgood
* Sunman
* Versailles

Townships|

* Adams
* Brown
* Center
* Delaware
* Franklin
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Laughery
* Otter Creek
* Shelby
* Washington

CDPs|

* Cross Plains
* Delaware
* Elrod
* Morris
* New Marion
* Penntown
* Pierceville

Other
communities|

* Ballstown
* Behlmer Corner
* Benham
* Clinton
* Correct
* Cross Roads
* Dabney
* Dewberry
* Friendship
* Haney Corner
* Jackson
* Jolleyville
* Laugheryville
* Lookout
* Negangards Corner
* New Carrollton
* Old Milan
* Olean
* Otter Village
* Prattsburg
* Rexville
* Spades
* Stringtown
* Stumpke Corner

Ghost town|

* Saint Magdalen

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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