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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 Aberdeen is the Seat for Brown County.

Brown County was founded in 1879 and was created by taking area from Beadle County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brown had a population of 38,839 people. This is an increase of 5.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,653 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brown represented 4.5% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Brown County:

  • Aberdeen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Claremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frederick
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Groton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Groton is located in Brown County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
  • Hecla
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <2>
  • Stratford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Verdon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Verdon is located in Brown County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Warner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Warner is located in Brown County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <2>
  • Westport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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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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