Brown County, Ohio
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,676.[1] The county seat is Georgetown.[2] The county was created in 1818[3] and is named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane.[4]
| Brown County, Ohio | |
| Seal of Brown County, Ohio | |
| Map | |
| Map of Ohio highlighting Brown County Location in the state of Ohio | |
| Map of the USA highlighting Ohio Ohio's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1 March 1818 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Georgetown |
| Largest City | Georgetown |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
493 sq mi (1,277 km²) 490 sq mi (1,269 km²) 3.4 sq mi (9 km²), 0.7% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
43,676 89/sq mi (34/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.browncountyohio.gov | |
| Named for: General Jacob Brown | |
Brown County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brown County was said to be the place of origin of the White Burley type of tobacco, grown in 1864 by George Webb and Joseph Fore on the farm of Captain Frederick Kautz near Higginsport from seed from Bracken County, Kentucky.
Brown County, Ohio Media
- WhiteBurleyTobacco.JPG
White burley tobacco monument dedicated on August 7, 1964, and located at the Ohio Tobacco Museum in Ripley.
- Map of Brown County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Map of Brown County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
References
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