Brown County, Nebraska

Brown County
Brown County
County
	Brown County Courthouse in Ainsworth
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	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.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).

^ "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.

[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.

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