Brownsville Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°41′34″N 84°58′50″W / 39.69278°N 84.98056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Union |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.54 sq mi (73.9 km2) |
• Land | 28.39 sq mi (73.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.53% |
Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 744 |
• Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47325, 47353 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453144 |
Brownsville Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 744 and it contained 332 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 992 | — | |
1900 | 967 | −2.5% | |
1910 | 844 | −12.7% | |
1920 | 736 | −12.8% | |
1930 | 772 | 4.9% | |
1940 | 831 | 7.6% | |
1950 | 857 | 3.1% | |
1960 | 862 | 0.6% | |
1970 | 909 | 5.5% | |
1980 | 921 | 1.3% | |
1990 | 850 | −7.7% | |
2000 | 857 | 0.8% | |
2010 | 845 | −1.4% | |
2020 | 744 | −12.0% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.54 square miles (73.9 km2), of which 28.39 square miles (73.5 km2) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.53%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Richland and Woods Chapel.