Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°57′57″N 85°13′07″W / 38.96583°N 85.21861°W / 38.96583; -85.21861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRipleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total53.67 sq mi (139.0 km²) • Land53.55 sq mi (138.7 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

948 ft (289 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,700 • Density32/sq mi (12/km²)Area code812FIPS code18-08362^[2]GNIS feature ID453141

Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,700 (up from 1,597 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 715 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,850	—
1900	1,809	−2.2%
1910	1,771	−2.1%
1920	1,698	−4.1%
1930	1,470	−13.4%
1940	1,496	1.8%
1950	1,473	−1.5%
1960	1,413	−4.1%
1970	1,313	−7.1%
1980	1,461	11.3%
1990	1,418	−2.9%
2000	1,499	5.7%
2010	1,597	6.5%
2020	1,700	6.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

John Linsey Rand House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[6]

Geography

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.