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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Brown County is a county in west-central Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,106. Its county seat is Brownwood. Brown is named for Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco. Brown County was founded in 1856.
The Brownwood Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Brown County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1900 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 244
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| 1870 | 544
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| 1880 | 8,414
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| 1890 | 11,421
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| 1900 | 16,019
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| 1910 | 22,935
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| 1920 | 21,682
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| 1930 | 26,382
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| 1940 | 25,924
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| 1950 | 28,607
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| 1960 | 24,728
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| 1970 | 25,877
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| 1980 | 33,057
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| 1990 | 34,371
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