Welcome to Brown Deer ...
The village of Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
The location of Brown Deer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brown Deer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brown Deer has a population of 11,856 people<3> (see below for details).
Brown Deer is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Brown Deer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Brown Deer ...
Official Website: www.vil.brown-deer.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brown Deer had an population of 11,856 people. This is a decrease of 1.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.58% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Brown Deer had a population of 11,999 people. This makes Brown Deer the county's 13th most populous community.
The population of Brown Deer represents 0.21% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 11,999 people, the population of Brown Deer decreased 1.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,170 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Brown Deer.
Communities near Brown Deer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brown Deer.
- Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Waukesha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- South Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brown Deer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brown Deer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brown Deer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brown Deer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brown Deer. See our Newspapers Page for Brown Deer.
Adding Brown Deer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brown Deer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brown Deer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brown Deer post office opened in 1885.
We also found Brown Deer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brown Deer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brown Deer: www.vil.brown-deer.wi.us/
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brown Deer. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brown Deer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |