Brown Township, Hendricks County, Indiana (original) (raw)
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Township in Indiana, United States
| Brown Township | |
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| Township | |
 Former township elementary school on State Road 267 |
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 Location in Hendricks County |
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| Coordinates: 39°53′17″N 86°22′45″W / 39.88806°N 86.37917°W / 39.88806; -86.37917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hendricks |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.65 km2 (25.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.58 km2 (25.32 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) 0.12% |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,316 |
| • Density | 176.8/km2 (458/sq mi) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453138 |
Brown Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,593.[2]
Brown Township was named for James Brown, a pioneer settler.[3]
Brown Township covers an area of 25.35 square miles (65.7 km2); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Pump Run flows through this township.
- Brownsburg (north quarter)
- Eagle Township, Boone County (northeast)
- Pike Township, Marion County (east)
- Lincoln Township (south)
- Middle Township (west)
- Perry Township, Boone County (northwest)
The township contains eight cemeteries: Ballard, Bethesda, Evans, Johnson, Macedonia, Marvel, Smith-Shepherd and Sparks.
Airports and landing strips
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- Fuller Field
It is within the Brownsburg Community School Corporation.[4]
Brown Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownsburg Public Library in Brownsburg.[5]
- "Brown Township, Hendricks County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 470.
- ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hendricks County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.