Brown township, Hancock County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,579 (all rural)
| Males: 1,300 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 1,279 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,579 (2,192 owner occupied, 387 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Brown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.69
| Brown township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Brown township: | $65,421 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $623 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,900 (it was $130,700 in 2000)
| : | $154,900 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 84 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Cities in this township include: Shirley, Wilkinson.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wilkinson Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Brown township include: Harlan Church (A), Maple Grove Church (B), Zion Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hays Cemetery (1), Reeves Cemetery (2), McCray Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shirley Drain (A), Village Brook (B), Redskin Brook (C), Harlan Run (D), Grain Creek (E), Oats Run (F), Corn Run (G), McCray Run (H), Maize Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Brown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 227
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 11
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Brown township with a mortgage: 12 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brown township:
- Czech (38.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (18.0%)
- German (16.4%)
- Dutch (14.2%)
- United States or American (5.5%)
- English (3.3%)
- Austrian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 85 (72%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.0% of residents of Brown township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 242- In family households: 225 (54 male householders, 11 female householders)
57 spouses, 98 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 5 female householders (0 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 5 2-persons,
554 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (28 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: | 45.5% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 63.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |