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Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hancock

Elevation
  
296 m

Local time
  
Saturday 3:00 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453137

Area
  
79.82 km²

Population
  
2,571 (2010)

Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Weather
  
2°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 72% Humidity

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.

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Map of Brown Township, IN, USA

History

Brown Township was organized in 1833. It was named for Prior Brown, a pioneer settler.

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. 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

  • Indiana State Road 109
  • Indiana State Road 234

    • References

    Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana Wikipedia
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