Brown County, Minnesota

Brown County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,911. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,602 (619 ). 1,582 km² (611 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.25%) is water. The flows along the county's northern boundary; two of its tributaries, the  and  Rivers, flow eastwardly through the county.

Lakes

 * Altermatt Lake: almost entirely in, but the southern shore extends into
 * Bachelor Lake: in
 * Boise Lake: in
 * Clear Lake: in
 * Gilman Lake: in
 * Horseshoe Lake: in
 * Juni Lake: in
 * Lake Cottonwood: in
 * Lake Hanska: eastern half is in ; western half is in
 * Linden Lake: in
 * Lone Tree Lake: in
 * Omsrud Lake: in
 * School Lake: in
 * Sleepy Eye Lake: in
 * Zanders Lake: mostly in, but the eastern fifth is in

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,911 people, 10,598 households, and 7,164 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 11,163 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.82%, 0.10% or , 0.12% , 0.41% , 0.01% , 0.91% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 2.03% of the population were or  of any race. 67.1% were of and 9.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 10,598 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,800, and the median income for a family was $49,811. Males had a median income of $32,347 versus $23,918 for females. The for the county was $19,535. About 4.40% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
† A small part of Comfrey extends into.