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Brown CountyKansas

Brown County is a county in Kansas with its seat at Hiawatha. It was created on August 25, 1855, and named after Albert G. Brown.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatHiawatha
  • Named forAlbert G. Brown
  • Land area571 sq mi + 1.2 sq mi water
  • Population9,508 2020 Census
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Richardson, NEDoniphan Hiawatha Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Brown on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1855 from Doniphan County and Browne County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Brown County was created by Kansas Territory on August 25, 1855, from non-county area and initially attached to Doniphan County for civil and military purposes; the county name was originally spelled "Browne," but the final "e" was dropped by 1859. The county was fully organized and detached from Doniphan on February 14, 1857, and became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861. Brown County lost territory to Jackson County on March 1, 1868.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1855
    Brown County created Brown created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Brown not fully organized, attached to Doniphan "for civil and military purposes." The county name was originally spelled "Browne," but the final "e" was dropped by 1859.
    from Doniphanfrom Browne
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 28, 34/pp. 209-210
  2. 1857
    Changed Brown fully organized, detached from Doniphan.
    Doniphan
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., pp. 89-90
  3. 1857
    Boundary clarified Brown boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 28/p. 44
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Brown became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1868
    Lost territory Brown lost to Jackson.
    to Jackson
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., spec., ch. 15/p. 50

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Brown

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Brown by the Census

Population
9,508 2020 Census count
Housing units
4,482 2020 Census count
Land area
571 square miles
Water area
1.2 square miles
People per sq mi
17 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Brown County

When was Brown County founded?
Brown County was founded in 1855, formed from Doniphan County and Browne County, and named after Albert G. Brown.
What is the county seat of Brown County?
The county seat of Brown County is Hiawatha.
Is there an online parcel map for Brown County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Brown County's boundary or name changed?
Brown County was created in 1855 from Doniphan County and Browne County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Doniphan County and Jackson County.
Who issues building permits in Brown County?
The county's page on building permits: Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Brown County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Brown County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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