Brown Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,107 and it contained 886 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. Cemeteries The township contains two cemeteries: Mount Hope, near Foosland, and Naylor, near Fisher. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 2,107 people, 720 households, and 543 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 886 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.93% White, 0.43% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 4.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population. There were 720 households, out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.28% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.58% were non-families. 18.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.10. The township's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males. The