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A town of 96. Nearly 85.1% of it is conserved land.

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Population
96
residents
Median home value
$270K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
67.8
years
Land area
74 sq mi

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Small town

96 people, and everyone knows the way

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Brown is conserved land

157 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.

#178for trails in PA
85.1%
conserved · 40,077 of 47,097 acres
157 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
#94
most conserved land in PA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tiadaghton State Forest108.4 mi27,373
2. State Game Lands Number 7511.7 mi4,669
3. Algerine Wild Area9.6 mi4,148
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
73
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Brown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–35°
Spring33–57°
Summer54–79°
Fall38–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Get outside

157 miles of trails in Brown

85.1% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in BrownConservedTrails
1
Tiadaghton State Forest108.4 mi of trails · 27,373 acres
Directions
2
State Game Lands Number 7511.7 mi of trails · 4,669 acres
Directions
3
Algerine Wild Area9.6 mi of trails · 4,148 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Brown - ED 41-5
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Brown - ED 41-5 · Wikimedia Commons
Brown’s story

Brown in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Brown - ED 41-5Pennsylvania State Route 414Black Forest Remote
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About Brown

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Brown Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
93
Area
74 sq mi
Elevation
1,988 ft

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