Brown County, Minnesota

Brown County
Brown County Courthouse
Map of Minnesota highlighting Brown County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°14′N 94°43′W / 44.23°N 94.72°W / 44.23; -94.72
Country United States
State Minnesota
FoundedFebruary 20, 1855 (created)
1856 (organized)[1]
Named forJoseph Renshaw Brown
SeatNew Ulm
Largest cityNew Ulm
Area
 • Total618 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Land611 sq mi (1,580 km2)
 • Water7.4 sq mi (19 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total25,912
 • Estimate 
(2023)
25,628 Decrease
 • Density41.9/sq mi (16.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.co.brown.mn.us
1862 Johnson Map showing Brown County was much bigger at the time of the Sioux Uprising and would be later broken up into several other counties

Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,912.[2] Its county seat is New Ulm.[3] The county was formed in 1855 and organized in 1856.

Brown County comprises the New Ulm, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.