Brown County (Ohio)

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Brown County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Georgetown
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Administration Building
800 Mount Orab Pike
Georgetown, OH 45121-1184
Foundation : December 27, 1817
Made up from: Adams County
Clermont County
Area code : 001 937
Demographics
Residents : 44,846  (2010)
Population density : 35.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1283 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Brown County within Ohio

Brown County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Georgetown .

geography

The county is located south-southwest in Ohio, bordering Kentucky and has an area of ​​1,283 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clinton County , Highland County , Adams County , Mason County, Kentucky, Bracken County, Kentucky, and Clermont County .

history

Brown County was formed on December 17, 1817 from parts of Adams County and Clermont County. The foundation became effective on March 1, 1818. It was named after Jacob Brown , a major general in the British-American War , who was wounded in the battle of Lundy's Lane .

Three places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Grant Boyhood Home , the John P. Parker House, and the John Rankin House . 27 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 6, 2018).

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 13,356 -
1830 17,867 33.8%
1840 22,715 27.1%
1850 27,332 20.3%
1860 29,958 9.6%
1870 30.802 2.8%
1880 32,911 6.8%
1890 29,899 -9.2%
1900 28,237 -5.6%
1910 24,832 -12.1%
1920 22,621 -8.9%
1930 20,148 -10.9%
1940 21,638 7.4%
1950 22,221 2.7%
1960 25.178 13.3%
1970 26,635 5.8%
1980 31,920 19.8%
1990 34,966 9.5%
2000 42,285 20.9%
2010 44,846 6.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Brown County Age Pyramid
Brown County Map.

According to the 2000 census , Brown County had 42,285 people in 15,555 households and 11,790 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.08 percent white, 0.92 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian and 0.08 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.60 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.44 percent of the population.

Of the 15,555 households, 37.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 61.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, 24.2 percent were non-families, 20.2 percent were single households and 8.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.6 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 94.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,303 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,040. Males had a median income of $ 32,647 versus $ 22,483 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,100. 8.8 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 15.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Brown County

Villages

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brown County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ 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 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 30, 2016
  9. ^ Brown County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Brown County, Ohio  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 38 ° 56 ′  N , 83 ° 52 ′  W