Brown County, Wisconsin

administration
The Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Green Bay
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 305 E. Walnut Street Green Bay, WI 54305
Foundation :	October 26, 1818
Made up from:	Michigan Territory
Area code :	001 920
Demographics
Residents :	248.007 (2010)
Population density :	181.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1594 km²
Water surface :	225 km²
map

Website : www.co.brown.wi.us

The Brown County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 248,007 people and a population density of 181.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Green Bay .

geography

The county is located in eastern Wisconsin at the confluence of the Fox River in Green Bay , a bay on Lake Michigan . It has an area of 1594 square kilometers, of which 225 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Brown County:

Shawano County	Oconto County
Outagamie County		Kewaunee County
Calumet County		Manitowoc County

history

Brown

Brown County was formed from the Territory of Michigan on October 26, 1818. It was named after Jacob Brown , a major general and military leader in the War of 1812 and commanding general of the US Army from 1815 to 1828.

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	46,359	-
1910	54,098	16.7%
1920	61,889	14.4%
1930	70,249	13.5%
1940	83,109	18.3%
1950	98.314	18.3%
1960	125,082	27.2%
1970	158.244	26.5%
1980	175.280	10.8%
1990	194,594	11%
2000	226.778	16.5%
2010	248.007	9.4%
2012 estimate	253.032	2%
1900–1990 2010 2000 2010–2012

According to the 2010 census , Brown County had 248,007 people in 97,485 households. The population density was 181.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in the 97,485 households.

The racial the population was composed of 89.5 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 2.9 percent Native American, 3.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.6 percent of the population.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 53,353 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,344. 10.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Brown County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Dyckesville ³
Greenleaf

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Outagamie County

2 - partly in Oconto and Shawano County

3 - partly in Kewaunee County

4 - partly in Shawano County

5 - partly in Brown and Outagamie County}

structure

Brown County is divided into 13 towns in addition to the 11 incorporated municipalities :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Eaton	1508	22-22225
Town of Glenmore	1135	22-29550
Town of Green Bay	2035	22-31025
Town of Holland	1519	22-35325
Town of Humboldt	1311	22-36425
Town of Lawrence	4284	22-42900
Town of Ledgeview	6555	22-43090
Town of Morrison	1599	22-54300
Town of New Denmark	1541	22-56575
Town of Pittsfield	2608	22-63075
Town of Rockland	1734	22-68875
Town of Scott	3545	22-72200
Town of Wrightstown	2221	22-89175