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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 New Ulm is the Seat for Brown County.

Brown County was founded in 1855 and was created by taking area from Blue Earth County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brown had a population of 25,008 people. This is a decrease of 3.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,843 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brown represented 0.49% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Brown County:

  • Cobden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cobden is located in Brown County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Comfrey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Evan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Evan is located in Brown County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Hanska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanska is located in Brown County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <2>
  • New Ulm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Ulm is located in Brown County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <2>
  • Sleepy Eye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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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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