Brown County, Kansas

Brown County
Brown County Courthouse in Hiawatha (2011)
Brown County Courthouse in Hiawatha (2011)
Map of Kansas highlighting Brown County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°48′N 95°35′W / 39.800°N 95.583°W / 39.800; -95.583
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedAugust 25, 1855
Named forAlbert Gallatin Brown
SeatHiawatha
Largest cityHiawatha
Area
 • Total572 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Land571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population
 • Total9,508
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
9,250 Decrease
 • Density16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code785
Congressional district2nd
Websitebrcoks.org

Brown County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508.[1] The county was named after Albert G. Brown, a U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas statehood advocate. The Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas, the majority of the Sac and Fox Reservation, and the majority of the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska are located within the county.

  1. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Brown County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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