Brown County, Indiana

Brown County is a located in the  of. As of, the is 14,957. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 820 (317 ). 809 km² (312 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it is. The total area is 1.38% water. Brown County is tied with as the least densely populated county in Indiana. However, Brown County has by far the highest concentration of forested land of any of Indiana's 92 counties with nearly 90% coverage and almost no large farms at all.

Adjacent counties

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History
Brown County was formed in 1836. It is named for Gen., who defeated the British at the in the. In, artist built a studio in rural Brown County and thus began the. Nashville continues to be an art center and tourist attraction.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,957 people, 5,897 households, and 4,434 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (48/sq mi). There were 7,163 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16%, 0.21% or , 0.22% , 0.20% , 0.01% , 0.37% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were or  of any race. 25.2% were of, 20.1% , 14.9% and 12.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,897 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 29.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,708, and the median income for a family was $49,252. Males had a median income of $36,828 versus $24,321 for females. The for the county was $20,548. About 7.70% of families and 8.90% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated communities

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Points of interest

 * State Historic Site
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