Brown County, Kansas

**Brown County** (county code **BR**) is a county in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,508 people lived there. Its county seat is Hiawatha. Hiawatha is the second-biggest city in Brown County. Brown County is where the Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas is. It also has most of the Sac and Fox Reservation and most of the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska.

## History

Brown County was created in 1855.  It was named after Albert G. Brown.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. The Wolf River has starts in the county. Brown State Fishing Lake is in the county, <span style="white-space:nowrap">8 miles (13 km)</span> east of Hiawatha.

### Major highways

Sources:  National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Route 36
- U.S. Route 73
- U.S. Route 75
- U.S. Route 159
- Kansas Highway 20
- Kansas Highway 246

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2024**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.7%** _3,106_|style="text-align:center;"|24.9% _1,065_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _103_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.0%** _3,262_|style="text-align:center;"|24.7% _1,104_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.3%** _2,906_|style="text-align:center;"|21.2% _863_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.5% _304_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.9%** _2,829_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _1,076_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.2%** _2,985_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _1,317_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _74_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.0%** _3,092_|style="text-align:center;"|28.7% _1,268_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _58_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _2,985_|style="text-align:center;"|32.2% _1,512_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _194_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.6%** _2,688_|style="text-align:center;"|32.2% _1,529_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.2% _534_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**41.6%** _2,203_|style="text-align:center;"|27.9% _1,476_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.5% _1,615_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _3,059_|style="text-align:center;"|35.7% _1,719_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.0%** _3,894_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _1,303_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.6%** _3,598_|style="text-align:center;"|25.7% _1,370_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.7% _354_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _3,407_|style="text-align:center;"|33.3% _1,745_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _93_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.9%** _4,314_|style="text-align:center;"|19.0% _1,038_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.2%** _3,748_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _1,199_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.7% _473_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _3,213_|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _2,386_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.3%** _4,707_|style="text-align:center;"|27.2% _1,773_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.0%** _5,138_|style="text-align:center;"|22.8% _1,519_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _6,031_|style="text-align:center;"|19.2% _1,440_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.0%** _4,518_|style="text-align:center;"|31.0% _2,060_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.0%** _4,947_|style="text-align:center;"|26.8% _1,817_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.2%** _6,008_|style="text-align:center;"|30.3% _2,633_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _5,814_|style="text-align:center;"|37.5% _3,495_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.7%** _5,005_|style="text-align:center;"|41.6% _3,604_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.8%** _6,692_|style="text-align:center;"|23.0% _2,005_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.9%** _5,647_|style="text-align:center;"|22.8% _1,866_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% _678_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.3%** _5,249_|style="text-align:center;"|26.7% _1,937_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _76_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.9%** _4,282_|style="text-align:center;"|43.3% _3,503_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% _315_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _1,512_|style="text-align:center;"|**36.7%** _1,774_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.1% _1,554_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _2,778_|style="text-align:center;"|41.4% _2,044_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _111_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.6%** _3,158_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _1,244_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _3,137_|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _2,298_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.7%** _2,879_|style="text-align:center;"|47.0% _2,618_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _77_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _2,562_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|47.9% _2,362_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.6%** _2,696_|style="text-align:center;"|37.2% _1,803_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% _352_|

Brown County very Republican. Brown was Alf Landon’s strongest county in his home state during his 1936 presidential campaign. Noo Democratic presidential candidate has ever won a most of the votes Brown County.

### Unified school districts

- Hiawatha USD 415
- Brown County USD 430

### Cities

- Everest
- Fairview
- Hamlin
- Hiawatha
- Horton
- Morrill
- Powhattan
- Reserve
- Robinson
- Sabetha (partly in Nemaha County)
- Willis

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Brown County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 70 pages; 1919.
- _Plat Book of Brown County, Kansas_; Northwest Publishing Company; 44 pages; 1904.
- _Meacham's Illustrated Atlas of Brown and Nemaha Counties, Kansas_; J.H. Meacham & Company; 127 pages; 1887.

## Other websites

- County
- Brown County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Brown County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Brown County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: BrownCoKScourthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Brown County Courthouse in Hiawatha, Kansas, Hiawatha (2011)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Albert Gallatin Brown
- **seat wl**: Hiawatha
- **largest city wl**: Hiawatha
- **area total sq mi**: 572
- **area land sq mi**: 571
- **area water sq mi**: 1.2
- **area percentage**: 0.2%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 9508
- **population density sq mi**: 16.7
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central