Brown County (Illinois)

administration
Brown County Courthouse
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Mount Sterling
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Brown County Clerk 200 W Court Street Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Foundation :	February 1, 1839
Made up from:	Schuyler County
Area code :	001 217
Demographics
Residents :	6937 (2010)
Population density :	8.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	796 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.browncountyil.com

The Brown County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 6,937 people and a population density of 8.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mount Sterling .

geography

The county is located in western Illinois and has an area of 796 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The eastern border runs along the Illinois River , the northeast along the Lamoine River . The following neighboring counties border Brown County:

	Schuyler County
Adams County		Cass County
	Pike County	Morgan County

history

Jacob Brown

Brown County was formed on February 1, 1839 from parts of Schuyler County. It was named after Jacob Brown (1775-1828), a general who fought in the war of 1812 and was awarded the Medal of Honor in Gold for his services.

On March 8, 1839, all stored documents were destroyed by a great fire. The first school was established in 1852.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	4183	-
1850	7198	72.1%
1860	9938	38.1%
1870	12.205	22.8%
1880	13,041	6.8%
1890	11,951	-8.4%
1900	11,557	-3.3%
1910	10,397	-10%
1920	9336	-10.2%
1930	7892	-15.5%
1940	8053	2%
1950	7132	-11.4%
1960	6210	-12.9%
1970	5586	-10%
1980	5411	-3.1%
1990	5836	7.9%
2000	6950	19.1%
2010	6937	-0.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Brown County had 6,937 people in 2,148 households. The population density was 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 76.1 percent white, 18.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 5.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.09 people lived in the 2,148 households.

16.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 71.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. 35.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,134 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,866. 15.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Brown County localities

City

Mount Sterling

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Brown County is divided into nine townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Buckhorn Township	98	17-09291
Cooperstown Township	311	17-16262
Elkhorn Township	346	17-23308
Lee Township	326	17-42561
Missouri Township	143	17-49685
Mount Sterling Township	4673	17-51167
Pea Ridge Township	188	17-58330
Ripley Township	102	17-64187
Versailles Township	750	17-77733