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| Name | Brown |
| Alt names | BR | source: Wikipedia | | Brown | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 39.8°N 95.583°W |
| Located in | Kansas, United States (1855 - ) |
| See also | Richardson, Nebraska, United States | County north | | Doniphan, Kansas, United States | County east | | Atchison, Kansas, United States | County southeast | | Jackson, Kansas, United States | County southwest | | Nemaha, Kansas, United States | County west |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Brown County (county code BR) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. Brown County is the location of 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.
Timeline
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Court records recorded | 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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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1888 | 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 | 2,607
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| 1870 | 6,823
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| 1880 | 12,817
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| 1890 | 20,796
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| 1900 | 22,369
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| 1910 | 21,314
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| 1920 | 20,949
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| 1930 | 20,553
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| 1940 | 17,395
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| 1950 | 14,651
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| 1960 | 13,229
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| 1970 | 11,685
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| 1980 | 11,955
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| 1990 | 11,128
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Note: Total for 1860 excludes the portion of Kansas Territory that became part of Colorado Territory in 1861. Total for 1890 includes 66 non-Indians on Indian reservations in Brown and Jackson Counties and 7 Indians in prison, not reported by county.. Total for 1890 includes Indian population (477) of Kickapoo, Iowa, and Chippewa and Munsee Indian Reservations, reported separately.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Brown County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
Brown County KSGenWeb
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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