Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Brown Township is one of eleven townships
in Montgomery County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,767.
, Brown Township covers an area of 54.23 square miles (140.5 km²); of this, 53.77 square miles (139.3 km²) (99.15 percent) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²) (0.85 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Indiana
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville-Early history and settlement:...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,767.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Brown Township covers an area of 54.23 square miles (140.5 km²); of this, 53.77 square miles (139.3 km²) (99.15 percent) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²) (0.85 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- New MarketNew Market, IndianaNew Market is a town in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States, which was platted in 1872. The population was 659 as of the 2000 census.-Short History:...
(southwest corner) - WavelandWaveland, IndianaWaveland is a town in Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.-History:Waveland was platted by John Milligan in 1835. The settlement began as a resting place at a good spring between Terre Haute and Lafayette, Indiana. After a trading...
Unincorporated towns
- Browns ValleyBrowns Valley, IndianaBrowns Valley is an unincorporated town in Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana....
at 39.9030998°N 86.9919539°W - Sycamore Ford at 39.9583767°N 87.046676°W
(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.Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...
- State House District 28
- State Senate District 23