Brown Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Brown Township
Township
Former township elementary school on State Road 267
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°53′17″N86°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	25.35 sq mi (65.65 km2)
• Land	25.32 sq mi (65.58 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	14,316
• Density	457.9/sq mi (176.8/km2)
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]

History

Brown Township was named for James Brown, a pioneer settler. ^[3]

Geography

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.

Cities and towns

• Brownsburg (north quarter)

Adjacent townships

• Eagle Township, Boone County (northeast)
• Pike Township, Marion County (east)
• Lincoln Township (south)
• Middle Township (west)
• Perry Township, Boone County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Ballard, Bethesda, Evans, Johnson, Macedonia, Marvel, Smith-Shepherd and Sparks.

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• Interstate 74
• Indiana State Road 267

Airports and landing strips

• Fuller Field

Education

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]

References

• "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

1. "Census Bureau profile: Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
2. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
3. History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 470.
4. 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
5. "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.