Brown Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Brown Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hendricks
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 65.65
area_land_km2 = 65.58
area_water_km2 = 0.08
area_total_sq_mi = 25.35
area_land_sq_mi = 25.32
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.12

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8142
population_density_km2 = 124.2
population_density_sq_mi = 321.6

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elevation_m = 277
elevation_ft = 909
latd = 39
latm = 53
lats = 17
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 22
longs = 45
longEW = W

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Brown Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,142 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1806308308&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Brown Township covers an area of 25.35 square miles (65.65 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Pump Run runs 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

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Airports and landing strips

* Fuller Field

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Hendricks.htm Indiana Township Association page for Hendricks County]