Brown Township | |
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Township | |
The John Linsey Rand House at Friendship
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Coordinates: 38°57′57″N 85°13′07″W / 38.96583°N 85.21861°WCoordinates: 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 (2010) | |
• Total | 1,597 |
• Density | 29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
Area code(s) | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-08362 |
GNIS feature ID | 453141 |
Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,597 and it contained 728 housing units.
John Linsey Rand House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.67 square miles (139.0 km2), of which 53.55 square miles (138.7 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.