Brown township, Hendricks County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 8,142 (50% urban, 50% rural)
| Males: 4,024 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 4,118 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 8,125 (7,841 owner occupied, 284 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Brown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.99
| Brown township: | 3.0 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.23
| Brown township: | $67,535 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $734 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $155,900 (it was $132,100 in 2000)
| : | $155,900 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,651
Here: $186,651 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $157,934
Here: $157,934 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $131,026
Here: $131,026 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,421
Here: $140,421 State: $108,190
Mobile homes: $15,586
Here: $15,586 State: $33,934
| Population density: 322 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 33.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 20.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brown township: Brownsburg Fire Territory Station 132 (A), Brownsburg Fire Territory Station 133 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brown township include: Bethesda Church (A), Corinth Church (B), Macedonia Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethesda Cemetery (1), Sparks Cemetery (2), Ballard Cemetery (3), Evans Cemetery (4), Macedonia Cemetery (5), Marvel Cemetery (6), Smith-Shepherd Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Pins Way Lake (A), Forest Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pump Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Brown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 113
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 5
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
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
17 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 88
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 42
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400
Housing units in Brown township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (35%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Carpenters (19%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Computer specialists (15%)
- Waiters and waitresses (15%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (15%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Child care workers (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brown township:
- Norwegian (21.0%)
- German (19.3%)
- Polish (10.9%)
- United States or American (9.2%)
- English (5.9%)
- Swedish (5.9%)
- Irish (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 36 (77%)
- Carpooled: 2 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (6%)
- Worked at home: 6 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
17 people in nursing homes
97.6% of residents of Brown township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 133- In family households: 97 (26 male householders, 5 female householders)
30 spouses, 31 children (29 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (18 male householders (15 living alone)), 7 female householders (5 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 5-persons,
2,338 married couples with children.
172 single-parent households (48 men, 124 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |