Brown County, Kansas
Brown County | |
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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 after | 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 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,250 |
| • 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 is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508. The county was named after Albert G. Brown, a U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas statehood advocate. 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 are located within the county.