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Brown CountyTexas

Brown County is a county in Texas with its seat in Brownwood, formed in 1856.

  • Founded1856
  • County seatBrownwood
  • Named forHenry Stevenson Brown
  • Land area944 sq mi + 13 sq mi water
  • Population38,095 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped31,120 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Brown on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1856 from Coryell County

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

Brown County was created from the Travis Land District and from non-county area attached to Coryell County, though it was not fully organized at first. The county was named after Henry Stevenson Brown. Brown was fully organized in May 1858 after gaining additional territory from the Travis Land District and Coryell County. The county's boundaries changed several times: it lost territory to the creation of Coleman County in 1858 and Mills County in 1887.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1856
    Brown County created Brown created from Travis Land District and from Non-County Area 17 attached to Coryell; Brown not fully organized.
    from Coryell
    · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 139/p. 66
  2. 1858
    Lost territory Brown lost to creation of Coleman.
    to Coleman
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 4/p. 87
  3. c. 1858
    Changed Brown fully organized. · HRS Texas, Brown, 8
  4. 1860
    Changed Coleman and Runnels both attached to Brown "for all judicial purposes."
    ColemanRunnels
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 2/p. 120
  5. 1887
    Lost territory Brown lost to creation of Mills.
    to Mills
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 37/p. 25
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1856
    Brown County created Brown created from Travis Land District and from Non-County Area 17 attached to Coryell; Brown not fully organized.
    from Coryell
    · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 139/p. 66
  2. 1858
    Lost territory Brown lost to creation of Coleman.
    to Coleman
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, sec. 4/p. 87
  3. 1858
    Gained territory Brown gained from Travis Land District and gained all of small remnant of Non-County Area 17 attached to Coryell.
    from Coryell
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 96/p. 122
  4. c. 1858
    Changed Brown fully organized. · HRS Texas, Brown, 8
  5. 1860
    Changed Coleman and Runnels both attached to Brown "for all judicial purposes."
    ColemanRunnels
    · Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., gen., ch. 87, sec. 2/p. 120
  6. 1864
    Changed Coleman fully organized, detached from Brown.
    Coleman
    · History of Texas . . . Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 206
  7. 1876
    Changed Runnels detached from Brown, attached to Coleman "for judicial purposes."
    RunnelsColeman
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 88/p. 133
  8. 1887
    Lost territory Brown lost to creation of Mills.
    to Mills
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 37/p. 25

Land and parcels

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Brown by the Census

Population
38,095 2020 Census count
Housing units
18,897 2020 Census count
Land area
944 square miles
Water area
13 square miles
People per sq mi
40 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

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Questions

Common questions about Brown County

When was Brown County founded?
Brown County was founded in 1856, formed from Coryell County, and named after Henry Stevenson Brown.
What is the county seat of Brown County?
The county seat of Brown County is Brownwood.
Is there an online parcel map for Brown County?
Yes. Brown County publishes a parcel map of 31,120 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Brown County's boundary or name changed?
Brown County was created in 1856 from Coryell County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Coleman County, Runnels County and Coryell County.
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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