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| Name | Brown |
| Alt names | Brown | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 44.467°N 87.967°W |
| Located in | Wisconsin, United States (1818 - ) |
| See also | Adams, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Calumet, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Columbia, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dane, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dodge, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Door, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Green, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kewaunee, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marathon, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marquette, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Oconto, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Portage, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Rock, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Walworth, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 268,740, making it the fourth-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Green Bay, making it one of three Wisconsin counties on Lake Michigan not to have a county seat with the same name. Brown County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1814 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1820 | 952
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| 1830 | 1,356
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| 1840 | 2,107
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| 1850 | 6,215
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| 1860 | 11,795
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| 1870 | 25,168
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| 1880 | 34,078
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| 1890 | 39,164
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| 1900 | 46,359
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| 1910 | 54,098
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| 1920 | 61,889
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| 1930 | 70,249
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| 1940 | 83,109
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| 1950 | 98,314
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| 1960 | 125,082
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| 1970 | 158,244
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| 1980 | 175,280
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| 1990 | 194,594
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