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Welcome to Brown County ...

Time Zone: Brown County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hiawatha is the Seat for Brown County.

Brown County was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brown had a population of 9,564 people. This is a decrease of 4.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,968 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brown represented 0.35% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Brown County:

  • Everest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
  • Hiawatha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Horton is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <2>
  • Morrill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Powhattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Reserve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Willis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis is located in Brown County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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