Brown township, Ripley County, Indiana (IN)

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Brown township, IN map 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

Average houshold size: 2.54
Average family size: 3.00

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Population density: 28 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Brown township include: Saint Pauls Church, Salem Church, Concord Church.

Cemeteries: Basset Cemetery, Beebe Cemetery, Nickolson Cemetery, Myers Cemetery, Hyatt Cemetery, Kloche Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caesar Creek, Benham Branch, Rost Run.

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

Brown township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 40
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 121
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 34
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 40

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 44
5 rooms: 75
6 rooms: 24
7 rooms: 57
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 18
2 bedrooms: 77
3 bedrooms: 129
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 9
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 123
3 vehicles: 63
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

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%)

Most common industries for females:

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%)

Most common occupations for males

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%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Class of Workers

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%

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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