Brown County, Kansas
| Brown County, Kansas | |
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Brown County Courthouse in Hiawatha
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
| Named for | Albert Gallatin Brown |
| Seat | Hiawatha |
| Largest city | Hiawatha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 572 sq mi (1,481 km2) |
| • Land | 571 sq mi (1,479 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 9,984 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | ks-brown |
Coordinates: 39°48′N 95°35′W / 39.800°N 95.583°W
Brown County (county code BR) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. Brown County is the location of the Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas, the majority of the Sac and Fox Reservation and the majority of the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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