Brown County, Kansas

Brown County
Brown County
County
	Brown County Courthouse in Hiawatha (2011)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°48′N 95°35′W / 39.800°N 95.583°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Albert Gallatin Brown
Seat	Hiawatha
Largest city	Hiawatha
Area
• Total	572 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Land	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,508
• Density	16.7/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	785
Congressional district	2nd
Website	brcoks.org

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.

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

Sources: National Atlas,^[7] U.S. Census Bureau^[8]

People

Historical population
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%
2020	9,508	−4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 1790-1960^[10] 1900-1990^[11] 1990-2000^[12] 2010-2020^[1]

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

**Presidential Elections Results**^[13]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
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

Cities

References

Other websites

County

Maps

Brown County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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