Brown County | |
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_from_SW_2.JPG) Brown County Courthouse in Ainsworth | |
 Flag | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′N 99°56′W / 42.44°N 99.93°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Seat | Ainsworth |
| Largest city | Ainsworth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,225 sq mi (3,170 km2) |
| • Land | 1,221 sq mi (3,160 km2) |
| • Water | 3.8 sq mi (10 km2) 0.31% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,903 |
| • Density | 2.4/sq mi (0.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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).
- ^ "Brown County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 22. ISBN 0803250606.
- ^ History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States. 1908. p. 12.