| Official Name: | Brownstown Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 63.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 62.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.9 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5664 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 168 |
| Elevation Ft: | 551 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8906°N -86.0469°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453143 |
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.[1]
Brownstown Township was organized in 1817, and took its name from Brownstown, the county seat.[2] Shields' Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[3]
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.[4] The streams of Ballard Creek, Hough Creek, Kiper Creek, Spray Creek, West Branch White Creek and White Creek run through this township.
The township contains ten cemeteries: Burrell, Durland, First German Presbyterian, Miller, Robertson, Saint Pauls, Smallwood, Wayman, Weathers and Woodmansee.
Brownstown Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownstown Public Library in Downtown Brownstown.[5]