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| Brown County, Wisconsin | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1818 |
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| Seat | Green Bay |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
615 sq mi (1,593 km²) 529 sq mi (1,370 km²) 87 sq mi (225 km²), 14.10% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
268,740 300/sq mi (116/km²) |
| Website | www.co.brown.wi.us |
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, the population was 268,740.[1] The county seat is Green Bay. The United States Census Bureau's Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties.
Brown County is one of Wisconsin's two original counties along with Crawford County and originally spanned the entire eastern half of the state when formed by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1818. It has since been subdivided to its present area. It was named for Major General Jacob Brown, a successful military leader during the War of 1812.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 615 square miles (1,592.8 km2), of which 529 square miles (1,370.1 km2) is land and 87 square miles (225.3 km2) (14.10%) is water.
Adjacent counties[]
- Oconto County – north
- Kewaunee County – east
- Manitowoc County – southeast
- Calumet County – southwest
- Outagamie County – west
- Shawano County – northwest
Major highways[]
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Demographics[]
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Brown County.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 46,359 | ||
| 1910 | 54,098 | 16.7% | |
| 1920 | 61,889 | 14.4% | |
| 1930 | 70,249 | 13.5% | |
| 1940 | 83,109 | 18.3% | |
| 1950 | 98,314 | 18.3% | |
| 1960 | 125,082 | 27.2% | |
| 1970 | 158,244 | 26.5% | |
| 1980 | 175,280 | 10.8% | |
| 1990 | 194,594 | 11.0% | |
| 2000 | 226,778 | 16.5% | |
| 2010 | 248,007 | 9.4% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 226,778 people, 87,295 households, and 57,527 families residing in the county. The population density was 429 people per square mile (166/km²). There were 90,199 housing units at an average density of 171 per square mile (66/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.14% White, 1.16% Black or African American, 2.29% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 3.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.8% were of German, 8.9% Polish, 7.8% Belgian and 6.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 93.2% spoke English, 3.8% Spanish and 1.2% Hmong as their first language.
There were 87,295 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% 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 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.
Politics[]
Since 1968, Brown County has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in all but two elections, 1996 and 2008. The city of Green Bay leans Democratic, while the suburban and rural areas typically vote Republican.[3]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 75,871 | 52.68% | 65,511 | 45.49% | 2,635 | 1.83% |
| 2016 | 67,210 | 52.10% | 53,382 | 41.38% | 8,419 | 6.53% |
| 2012 | 64,836 | 50.29% | 62,526 | 48.50% | 1,566 | 1.21% |
| 2008 | 55,854 | 44.77% | 67,269 | 53.92% | 1,631 | 1.31% |
| 2004 | 67,173 | 54.48% | 54,935 | 44.56% | 1,186 | 0.96% |
| 2000 | 54,258 | 50.35% | 49,096 | 45.56% | 4,415 | 4.10% |
| 1996 | 38,563 | 42.45% | 42,823 | 47.14% | 9,451 | 10.40% |
| 1992 | 42,352 | 41.24% | 37,513 | 36.53% | 22,836 | 22.24% |
| 1988 | 43,625 | 50.75% | 41,788 | 48.62% | 540 | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 51,202 | 62.44% | 30,218 | 36.85% | 583 | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 47,067 | 56.72% | 29,796 | 35.91% | 6,114 | 7.37% |
| 1976 | 36,571 | 50.62% | 33,572 | 46.47% | 2,100 | 2.91% |
| 1972 | 37,101 | 56.49% | 26,511 | 40.37% | 2,063 | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 30,133 | 53.67% | 21,615 | 38.50% | 4,395 | 7.83% |
| 1964 | 21,134 | 40.59% | 30,851 | 59.26% | 79 | 0.15% |
| 1960 | 26,329 | 49.72% | 26,577 | 50.19% | 46 | 0.09% |
| 1956 | 32,878 | 70.24% | 13,642 | 29.14% | 288 | 0.62% |
| 1952 | 30,400 | 67.80% | 14,342 | 31.99% | 94 | 0.21% |
| 1948 | 17,729 | 48.50% | 18,449 | 50.47% | 380 | 1.04% |
| 1944 | 17,762 | 50.14% | 17,576 | 49.61% | 88 | 0.25% |
| 1940 | 16,379 | 45.45% | 19,526 | 54.18% | 135 | 0.37% |
| 1936 | 8,433 | 27.14% | 21,417 | 68.92% | 1,227 | 3.95% |
| 1932 | 7,150 | 25.87% | 19,990 | 72.34% | 494 | 1.79% |
| 1928 | 9,371 | 36.04% | 16,465 | 63.32% | 168 | 0.65% |
| 1924 | 7,611 | 37.90% | 2,328 | 11.59% | 10,141 | 50.50% |
| 1920 | 8,845 | 61.66% | 3,877 | 27.03% | 1,623 | 11.31% |
| 1916 | 4,132 | 40.02% | 5,771 | 55.90% | 421 | 4.08% |
| 1912 | 2,764 | 32.76% | 3,557 | 42.16% | 2,116 | 25.08% |
| 1908 | 4,947 | 55.25% | 3,354 | 37.46% | 653 | 7.29% |
| 1904 | 6,027 | 65.84% | 2,667 | 29.13% | 460 | 5.03% |
| 1900 | 4,934 | 56.80% | 3,588 | 41.30% | 165 | 1.90% |
| 1896 | 5,436 | 57.51% | 3,841 | 40.64% | 175 | 1.85% |
| 1892 | 2,855 | 42.41% | 3,653 | 54.26% | 224 | 3.33% |
Cities, villages, and towns[]
Cities[]
Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Farmland in rural Brown County
Villages[]
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Towns[]
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Unincorporated communities[]
- Anston
- Askeaton
- Benderville
- Bay Settlement
- Champion
- Dyckesville
- Fontenoy
- Greenleaf
- Henrysville
- Hollandtown
- Humboldt
- Kolb
- Kunesh
- Langes Corners
- Lark
- Little Rapids
- Morrison
- New Franken
- Pine Grove
- Pittsfield (partial)
- Poland
- Shirley
- Sugar Bush
- Wayside
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Wisconsin
References[]
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US55139&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US55%7C05000US55139&_street=&_county=brown+county&_cityTown=brown+county&_state=04000US55&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ BeMiller, Haley; Bollier, Jeff (4 November 2020). "Green Bay pads Biden's lead in Wisconsin as Brown County overall goes for Trump". Green Bay Press Gazette. https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2020/11/04/election-2020-all-eyes-green-bay-presidential-race-too-close-call/6158242002/.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
External links[]
- Brown County website
- Northeast Wisconsin Historical County Plat Maps & Atlases University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
- Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago
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