Brown County, Nebraska

Brown County
Brown County Courthouse in Ainsworth
Brown County Courthouse in Ainsworth
Flag of Brown County
Map of Nebraska highlighting Brown County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°26′N 99°56′W / 42.44°N 99.93°W / 42.44; -99.93
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1883
SeatAinsworth
Largest cityAinsworth
Area
 • Total1,225 sq mi (3,170 km2)
 • Land1,221 sq mi (3,160 km2)
 • Water3.8 sq mi (10 km2)  0.31%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,903
 • Density2.4/sq mi (0.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.browncounty.ne.gov

Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,903.[1] Its county seat is Ainsworth.[2] The county was established in 1883[3] and named for two members of the legislature who reported the bill for the county's organization.[4]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Brown County is represented by the prefix 75 (it had the 75th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Brown County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 22. ISBN 0803250606.
  4. ^ History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States. 1908. p. 12.