Brown township, Ripley County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,499 (all rural)
| Males: 779 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 720 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,499 (1,231 owner occupied, 268 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Brown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.54
| Brown township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Brown township: | $47,765 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $487 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $131,355 (it was $97,900 in 2000)
| : | $131,355 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Friendship Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Brown township include: Arlington Avenue Baptist Church (A), Bear Creek Church (B), Concord Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Salem Church (E), Wesley Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Akers Cemetery (1), Buchanan Cemetery (2), Basset Cemetery (3), Beebe Cemetery (4), Whitham Cemetery (5), Myers Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rost Run (A), Caesar Creek (B), Benham Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Brown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 536
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 66
- South: 22
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 242
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 79
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,300
Housing units in Brown township with a mortgage: 71 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brown township:
- German (43.3%)
- United States or American (41.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
- English (4.1%)
- Irish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 222 (70%)
- Carpooled: 59 (19%)
- Other means: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 23 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Wood (11%)
92.3% of residents of Brown township speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 648- In family households: 577 (196 male householders, 9 female householders)
186 spouses, 174 children (169 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 71 (38 male householders (38 living alone)), 22 female householders (10 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 22 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 12 2-persons,
265 married couples with children.
75 single-parent households (23 men, 52 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% |