As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,571 and it contained 1,067 housing units.

It was named for Prior Brown, a pioneer settler.

[3] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.82 square miles (79.8 km2), of which 30.76 square miles (79.7 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

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