Brownstown Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 5,664 and it contained 2,318 housing units.
History Brownstown Township was organized in 1817, and took its name from Brownstown, the county seat. Shields' Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.59%) is land and (or 1.41%) is water. The streams of Ballard Creek, Hough Creek, Kiper Creek, Spray Creek, West Branch White Creek and White Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns Brownstown (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns Ewing New Elizabethtown Vallonia (part)
Adjacent townships Hamilton Township (northeast) Jackson Township (east) Washington Township (east) Grassy Fork Township (southeast) Carr Township (southwest) Driftwood Township (southwest) Owen Township (west) Pershing Township (northwest)
Cemeteries The township contains ten cemeteries: Burrell, Durland, First German Presbyterian, Miller, Robertson, Saint Pauls, Smallwood, Wayman, Weathers and Woodmansee.
Major highways U.S. Route 50 State Road 39 State Road 135 State Road 250
Education Brownstown Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownstown Public Library in Downtown Brownstown.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana