Brown County, Kansas
Brown County (county code BR) is a county in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,508 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Hiawatha. Hiawatha is the second-biggest city in Brown County.[2] Brown County is where the Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas is. It also has most of the Sac and Fox Reservation and most of the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska.
| Brown County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
| Map of Kansas highlighting Brown County Location in the state of Kansas | |
| Map of the USA highlighting Kansas Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
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| Seat | Hiawatha |
| Largest City | Hiawatha |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
572 sq mi (1,481 km²) 571 sq mi (1,479 km²) 1.2 sq mi (3 km²), 0.2% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Albert Gallatin Brown | |
History
Brown County was created in 1855.[3] It was named after Albert G. Brown.[4]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says the county has a total area of 572 square miles (1,480 km2). Of that, 571 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5] The Wolf River has starts in the county.[6] Brown State Fishing Lake is in the county, 8 miles (13 km) east of Hiawatha.
Major highways
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 2,607 | ||
| 1870 | 6,823 | 161.7% | |
| 1880 | 12,817 | 87.8% | |
| 1890 | 20,319 | 58.5% | |
| 1900 | 22,369 | 10.1% | |
| 1910 | 21,314 | −4.7% | |
| 1920 | 20,949 | −1.7% | |
| 1930 | 20,553 | −1.9% | |
| 1940 | 17,395 | −15.4% | |
| 1950 | 14,651 | −15.8% | |
| 1960 | 13,229 | −9.7% | |
| 1970 | 11,685 | −11.7% | |
| 1980 | 11,955 | 2.3% | |
| 1990 | 11,128 | −6.9% | |
| 2000 | 10,724 | −3.6% | |
| 2010 | 9,984 | −6.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1] | |||
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Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.7% 3,106 | 24.9% 1,065 | 2.4% 103 |
| 2020 | 73.0% 3,262 | 24.7% 1,104 | 2.3% 105 |
| 2016 | 71.3% 2,906 | 21.2% 863 | 7.5% 304 |
| 2012 | 70.9% 2,829 | 27.0% 1,076 | 2.2% 88 |
| 2008 | 68.2% 2,985 | 30.1% 1,317 | 1.7% 74 |
| 2004 | 70.0% 3,092 | 28.7% 1,268 | 1.3% 58 |
| 2000 | 63.6% 2,985 | 32.2% 1,512 | 4.1% 194 |
| 1996 | 56.6% 2,688 | 32.2% 1,529 | 11.2% 534 |
| 1992 | 41.6% 2,203 | 27.9% 1,476 | 30.5% 1,615 |
| 1988 | 63.6% 3,059 | 35.7% 1,719 | 0.7% 34 |
| 1984 | 74.0% 3,894 | 24.8% 1,303 | 1.3% 67 |
| 1980 | 67.6% 3,598 | 25.7% 1,370 | 6.7% 354 |
| 1976 | 65.0% 3,407 | 33.3% 1,745 | 1.8% 93 |
| 1972 | 78.9% 4,314 | 19.0% 1,038 | 2.1% 114 |
| 1968 | 69.2% 3,748 | 22.1% 1,199 | 8.7% 473 |
| 1964 | 57.0% 3,213 | 42.3% 2,386 | 0.7% 37 |
| 1960 | 72.3% 4,707 | 27.2% 1,773 | 0.5% 35 |
| 1956 | 77.0% 5,138 | 22.8% 1,519 | 0.3% 20 |
| 1952 | 80.5% 6,031 | 19.2% 1,440 | 0.3% 20 |
| 1948 | 68.0% 4,518 | 31.0% 2,060 | 1.0% 68 |
| 1944 | 73.0% 4,947 | 26.8% 1,817 | 0.2% 15 |
| 1940 | 69.2% 6,008 | 30.3% 2,633 | 0.5% 43 |
| 1936 | 62.4% 5,814 | 37.5% 3,495 | 0.1% 11 |
| 1932 | 57.7% 5,005 | 41.6% 3,604 | 0.7% 60 |
| 1928 | 76.8% 6,692 | 23.0% 2,005 | 0.2% 20 |
| 1924 | 68.9% 5,647 | 22.8% 1,866 | 8.3% 678 |
| 1920 | 72.3% 5,249 | 26.7% 1,937 | 1.1% 76 |
| 1916 | 52.9% 4,282 | 43.3% 3,503 | 3.9% 315 |
| 1912 | 31.2% 1,512 | 36.7% 1,774 | 32.1% 1,554 |
| 1908 | 56.3% 2,778 | 41.4% 2,044 | 2.3% 111 |
| 1904 | 68.6% 3,158 | 27.0% 1,244 | 4.3% 200 |
| 1900 | 57.1% 3,137 | 41.8% 2,298 | 1.1% 59 |
| 1896 | 51.7% 2,879 | 47.0% 2,618 | 1.4% 77 |
| 1892 | 52.0% 2,562 | 47.9% 2,362 | |
| 1888 | 55.6% 2,696 | 37.2% 1,803 | 7.3% 352 |
Brown County very Republican. Brown was Alf Landon’s strongest county in his home state during his 1936 presidential campaign. Noo Democratic presidential candidate has ever won a most of the votes Brown County.
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
File:Map of Brown Co, Ks, USA.png
2005 KDOT Map of Brown County (map legend)
Cities
References
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- ↑ DeLorme (2003). Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ↑ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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More reading
- Standard Atlas of Brown County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 70 pages; 1919.
- Plat Book of Brown County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Company; 44 pages; 1904.
- Meacham's Illustrated Atlas of Brown and Nemaha Counties, Kansas; J.H. Meacham & Company; 127 pages; 1887.
Other websites
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- Maps
- Brown County Maps: Current Archived 2021-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society