Brown County, Minnesota

Brown County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Minnesota
Administrative headquarters :	New Ulm
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 14 S State Street New Ulm, MN 56073-3154
Foundation :	February 20, 1855
Made up from:	Blue Earth County
Area code :	001 507
Demographics
Residents :	25,893  (2010)
Population density :	16.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1602 km²
Water surface :	20 km²
map
Website : www.co.brown.mn.us

The Brown County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 25,893 residents and a population density of 16.4 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is New Ulm , which was named after the origin of the first settlers from Germany.

geography

The county is located in southern Minnesota at the confluence of the Cottonwood River with the Minnesota River , which borders the county to the northeast. It has an area of ​​1602 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Brown County:

	Renville County	Nicollet County
Redwood County
Cottonwood County	Watonwan County	Blue Earth County

history

J. R. Brown

Brown County was formed on February 20, 1855 from parts of Blue Earth County. It was named after Joseph Renshaw Brown , a pioneer in the area.

36 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	2339		-
1870	6396		173.5%
1880	12,018		87.9%
1890	15,817		31.6%
1900	19,787		25.1%
1910	20.134		1.8%
1920	22,421		11.4%
1930	23,428		4.5%
1940	25,544		9%
1950	25,895		1.4%
1960	27,676		6.9%
1970	28,887		4.4%
1980	28,645		-0.8%
1990	26,984		-5.8%
2000	26,911		-0.3%
2010	25,893		-3.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The WW Smith House , listed on the NRHP since 1979

According to the 2010 census , Brown County had 25,893 people in 10,861 households. The population density was 16.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 10,861 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.3 percent of the population.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,149  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,046. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Brown County localities

Citys

Cobden Comfrey 1 Evan Hanska

New Ulm Sleepy Eye Springfield

Census-designated place (CDP)

• Searles

Other Unincorporated Communities

• vinegar
• Godahl ²
• Leavenworth
• Klossner

^{1 - partly in Cottonwood County
2 - partly in Watonwan County}

structure

In addition to the seven cities, Brown County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Albin Township 348    27-00748 Bashaw Township 243    27-03826 Burnstown Township 268    27-08776 Cottonwood Township 840    27-13546 Eden Township 254    27-18026 Home Township 545    27-29960 Lake Hanska Township 339    27-34442 Leavenworth Township 287    27-36116

Township Population (2010) FIPS Linden Township 295    27-37214 Milford Township 694    27-42182 Mulligan Township 218    27-44746 North Star Township 287    27-47248 Prairieville Township 255    27-52342 Sigel Township 344    27-60160 Stark Township 348    27-62518 Stately Township 165    27-62590

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Brown County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659453. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Brown County, MN Retrieved April 2, 2013
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 2, 2013
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
7. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79001211.Retrieved April 1, 2013
8. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Brown County, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com

Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 94 ° 43 ′  W