Brownsville Township, Union County, Indiana

Brownsville Township
Township
Location in Union County
Coordinates: 39°41′34″N 84°58′50″W / 39.69278°N 84.98056°WCoordinates: 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 km^2)
• Land	28.39 sq mi (73.5 km^2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.4 km^2)  0.53%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	845
• Density	29.8/sq mi (11.5/km^2)
ZIP codes	47325, 47353
GNIS feature ID	0453144

Brownsville Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 845 and it contained 351 housing units.^[1]

Geography

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.^[1]

Adjacent townships

• Abington Township, Wayne County (north)
• Boston Township, Wayne County (northeast)
• Harrison Township (east)
• Center Township (southeast)
• Liberty Township (south)
• Jennings Township, Fayette County (southwest)
• Waterloo Township, Fayette County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Richland and Woods Chapel.

School districts

• Union County-College Corner Joint School District

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 55
• State Senate District 43

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana