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Welcome to Brown County ...

Time Zone: Brown County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Georgetown is the Seat for Brown County.

Brown County was founded March 1, 1818. Brown was created by taking area from Adams and Clermont Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brown had a population of 43,432 people. This is a decrease of 3.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,863 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brown represented 0.39% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Brown County:

  • Aberdeen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fayetteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Higginsport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Orab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
  • Russellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Sardinia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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