Brown Township is one of eleven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Montgomery County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,719 and it contained 739 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.13%) is land and (or 0.87%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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New Market New Market may refer to:
Bangladesh
*New Market, Dhaka
*New Market, Khulna, in Sonadanga Model Thana
*New Market, Chittagong, near Government City College, Chittagong
India
* New Market, Bhopal
*New Market, Kolkata
Jamaica
*New Market, Jama ...
(southwest corner)
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Waveland
Unincorporated towns
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Browns Valley at
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Sycamore Ford at
(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
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Indiana State Road 47
State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a state highway in west-central and central Indiana. Although State Road 47 is signed as a north–south highway, it runs more east–west.
Route description
The southern terminus of State Ro ...
Airports and landing strips
* Shades State Park Airport
Landmarks
* Lake Waveland Park
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Shades State Park
Shades State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery, Parke County, Indiana, Parke, and Fountain County, Indiana, Fountain Counties in Indiana. It is located west-northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018–2019, Shades ...
(southeast three-quarters)
Education
* South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Brown Township is served by the Waveland-Brown Township Public Library.
Political districts
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Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, ...
* State House District 28
* State Senate District 23
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Montgomery County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana