Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Brown Township is one of nine townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Hancock County
Hancock County, Indiana
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 70,002. The county seat is Greenfield.-Geography:...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,579.

Geography

Brown Township covers an area of 30.8 square miles (79.8 km²); of this, 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) or 0.13 percent is water. The streams of Harlan Run, Maize Run, McCray Run, Shirley Drain and Village Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Shirley
    Shirley, Indiana
    Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 830 at the 2010 census.-History:...

     (west three-quarters)
  • Wilkinson
    Wilkinson, Indiana
    Wilkinson is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.Located in the northeast corner of Hancock County, the town sits along Indiana State Road 109, which runs north to Anderson and south to I-70 and Knightstown...


Unincorporated towns

  • Nashville
    Nashville, Hancock County, Indiana
    Nashville is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana....

  • Warrington
    Warrington, Indiana
    Warrington is an unincorporated town in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.-Geography:Warrington is located at .Warrington was first platted in by John Oldham in 1834. The name Warrington was given to the town by Mr Oldham because his ancestors had come from Warrington England. At one time...

  • Willow Branch
    Willow Branch, Indiana
    Willow Branch is an incorporated metropolis in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana....


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Adams Township, Madison County
    Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,780.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Adams Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Anderson *...

     (north)
  • Greensboro Township, Henry County
    Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Greensboro Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,575.-Geography:Greensboro Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.11 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Harrison Township, Henry County
    Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,485.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Wayne Township, Henry County
    Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,170.-Geography:Wayne Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.15 percent is water...

     (southeast)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,793.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Perry Lake...

     (south)
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Green Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,622.-Geography:Green Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.6 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Eden* Milners Corner...

     (west)
  • Fall Creek Township, Madison County
    Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Fall Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 13,363.-Geography:...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 109
    Indiana State Road 109
    -Southern section:The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 40 in Knightstown in Henry County. The highway runs north for about a mile, then heads northwest and intersects Interstate 70 before passing through Wilkinson in Hancock County. In Warrington it heads north into Madison County and crosses...

  • Indiana State Road 234
    Indiana State Road 234
    State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 near Jamestown...


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