Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana
Brown Township | |
|---|---|
The John Linsey Rand House at Friendship | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′57″N 85°13′07″W / 38.96583°N 85.21861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.67 sq mi (139.0 km2) |
| • Land | 53.55 sq mi (138.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,700 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-08362 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453141 |
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) and it contained 715 housing units.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||