Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°54′34″N 87°00′23″W / 39.90944°N 87.00639°W / 39.90944; -87.00639Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMontgomeryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total54.22 sq mi (140.4 km²) • Land53.75 sq mi (139.2 km²) • Water0.47 sq mi (1.2 km²) 0.87%Elevation

^[1]

801 ft (244 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,617 • Density30/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47933, 47954, 47965, 47989

Area code765GNIS feature ID453139

Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,617 (down from 1,719 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 705 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.22 square miles (140.4 km²), of which 53.75 square miles (139.2 km²) (or 99.13%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 0.87%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

New Market (southwest corner)
Waveland

Unincorporated towns

Browns Valley at 39°54′11″N 86°59′31″W / 39.9031°N 86.991954°W / 39.9031; -86.991954
Sycamore Ford at 39°57′30″N 87°02′48″W / 39.958377°N 87.046676°W / 39.958377; -87.046676

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Indian Creek, Indian Creek Hill, Jones, Lydick, Maple Ridge, Old Hickory, Old Union and Wasson.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 47

Airports and landing strips

Shades State Park Airport

Landmarks

Lake Waveland Park
Shades State Park (southeast three-quarters)

Education

South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Brown Township is served by the Waveland-Brown Township Public Library.^[4]

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 28
State Senate District 23

References

"Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.