Brownsville, Kentucky

Brownsville, Kentucky
Brownsville, Kentucky
City
	Aerial photograph of Brownsville
	Location of Brownsville in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
	Coordinates: 37°11′28″N 86°15′40″W / 37.19111°N 86.26111°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Edmonson
Established	1826
Government
Area
• Total	2.62 sq mi (6.78 km2)
• Land	2.61 sq mi (6.77 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	875
• Density	334.99/sq mi (129.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	42210
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-10324
GNIS feature ID	0488045

Brownsville is a home rule-class city in Edmonson County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the county seat and is a certified Kentucky Trail Town.^[4] The population was 836 at the time of the 2010 census,^[5] down from 921 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Bowling Green metropolitan area.^[6] It is just outside Mammoth Cave National Park.^[7]

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^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownsville, Kentucky
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brownsville city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
^ Management and Budget, Office of (November 20, 2008). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 09-01" (PDF). the President, Executive Office of. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
^ Service, National Park. "Mammoth Cave National Park Map" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2010.