Brown County, South Dakota
Brown County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Aberdeen (South Dakota) |
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Demographics | |
Residents : | 36,531 (2010) |
Population density : | 8.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 4484 km² |
Water surface : | 47 km² |
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Brown County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . 35,460 people live here. The county seat is Aberdeen .
geography
The county covers an area of 4,484 square kilometers; 47 square kilometers (1.05 percent) of this is water.
history
The county was formed on February 22, 1879, and administration was finally organized on September 14, 1880. It was named after Alfred Brown (1836-1919), a member of the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly .
44 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 30, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 353 | - | |
1890 | 16,855 | 4,674.8% | |
1900 | 15,286 | -9.3% | |
1910 | 25,867 | 69.2% | |
1920 | 29,509 | 14.1% | |
1930 | 31,458 | 6.6% | |
1940 | 29,676 | -5.7% | |
1950 | 32,617 | 9.9% | |
1960 | 34.106 | 4.6% | |
1970 | 36,920 | 8.3% | |
1980 | 36,962 | 0.1% | |
1990 | 35,580 | -3.7% | |
2000 | 35,460 | -0.3% | |
2010 | 36,531 | 3% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
Web links
Commons : Brown County (South Dakota) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Brown County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 33 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 45 ° 36 ' N , 98 ° 21' W