Brown County, Kansas

Brown County (county code BR) is a located in Northeast, in the. The population was 10,724 at the, and it was estimated to be 0 in the year. Its and most populous city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,482 (572 ), of which 1,478 km² (571 sq mi) is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi), or 0.27%, is water. The has its source in the county. , formerly known as "Brown County State Park" is in the county, 8 miles (13 km) east of Hiawatha.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
Brown County's population was estimated to be 0 in the year,.

As of the, there were 10,724 people, 4,318 households, and 2,949 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 4,815 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The of the county was 86.87%, 1.56%  or , 8.82% , 0.21% , 0.01% , 0.73% from , and 1.81% from. or of any race were 2.32% of the population.



There were 4,318 s out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 28.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The in the county was $31,971, and the median income for a family was $39,525. Males had a median income of $29,163 versus $19,829 for females. The for the county was $15,163. About 10.60% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population ( estimate):
 * , 0 (county seat)
 * , 0, of which only a small portion lies in the county, the majority of the area and population being in.
 * , 0
 * , 0
 * , 0
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Unincorporated places

 * Baker
 * Mercier
 * Padonia

Townships
Brown County is divided into ten. The cities of, , and are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Hiawatha USD 415
 * Brown County USD 430