Brown County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
![]() Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°56′N 83°52′W / 38.93°N 83.87°W | |
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Founded | March 1, 1818 |
Named for | General Jacob Brown |
Seat | Georgetown |
Largest village | Georgetown |
Area | |
• Total | 493 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
• Land | 490 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
• Water | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2) 0.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 43,676 ![]() |
• Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States 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 is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.