Brown Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Brown Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,995 and it contained 816 housing units. History. Brown Township was formed in September 1869 from the western half of East Bend Township. It was named after William Brown, an early settler. Geography. Brown is coterminous with Congressional township 22 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water. Cities and towns. The city  of Fisher lies in the southeast corner of the township; portions of the town extend into neighboring townships, but the majority is in Brown Township. The small town of Foosland is in the western part of the township along the route of the Norfolk Southern railroad. Unincorporated towns. Lotus is a small settlement in the far southwestern part of the township; the railroad passes through it. Dickerson lies about 2 miles to the east of Lotus. Transportation. U.S. Route 136 passes through Fisher and runs along the entire southern border of the township. Illinois State Route 47 passes through the  township on its route from Mahomet in the south to Gibson City (in neighboring Ford County) in the north. Illinois State Route 54 passes from southwest to northeast through the far northwestern corner of the township on its route from Farmer City (in DeWitt County) to Gibson City. A Norfolk Southern Railway line passes through the township, connecting Bement with Gibson City.