Brownville, New York

For the village located within this town, see Brownville (village), New York.
Brownville, New York
Town
Brownville is located in New York
Brownville
Brownville
Brownville is located in the United States
Brownville
Brownville
Coordinates: 44°00′08″N 75°58′59″W / 44.00222°N 75.98306°W / 44.00222; -75.98306
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
Government
 • Town SupervisorLeo K. Thompson (R)
 • Town Council
Members
  • Kenneth G. Bates (R)
  • Ronald T. Tepfenhart (R)
  • Albert D. Roberts (R)
  • Richard W. Dodge (R)
Area
[1]
 • Total65.85 sq mi (170.55 km2)
 • Land58.92 sq mi (152.61 km2)
 • Water6.93 sq mi (17.94 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,263
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
6,214
 • Density105.46/sq mi (40.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13615
Area code315
FIPS code36-045-10242
Websitetownofbrownville.com

Brownville is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 6,263 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 5,839 in 2000. The town is named after Jacob Brown, an early settler and leader.

Brownville is located in the western part of the county, northwest of Watertown. The town contains a village also named Brownville.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Brownville town, Jefferson County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2018.