Brown township, Hancock County, Indiana (IN)

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Brown township, IN map 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

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 84 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Shirley, Wilkinson.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Brown township include: Harlan Church, Zion Chapel.

Cemeteries: Hays Cemetery, McCray Cemetery, Reeves Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Harlan Run, Grain Creek, Redskin Brook, Village Brook, Corn Run, Shirley Drain.

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

Brown township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 4
1960 to 1969: 3
1950 to 1959: 3
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 37

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 13
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 15

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown township, Indiana:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 2
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brown township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 23
4 bedrooms: 20
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 4
3 bedrooms: 7
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Brown township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Brown township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 4
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

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%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

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%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Class of Workers

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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brown township:

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