. ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁got ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁Up ▁River ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Brown ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Chief ▁was ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Chief ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Cong er ▁had ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Nor walk ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁" Port age ▁Creek " ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁The ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Nor walk ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁operated ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 . 3 6 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 1 2 ▁people , ▁ 2 7 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2