Brown County

county in Minnesota, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_minnesota Q110900
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Brown County

Summary

Brown County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #34 of 89).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brown County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Brown County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Brown County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Brown County's capital is recorded as New Ulm[6].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Nicollet County[7].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Watonwan County[8].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Renville County[9].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Redwood County[10].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Cottonwood County[11].
  • Brown County's shares border with is recorded as Blue Earth County[12].
  • Joseph Renshaw Brown is named after Brown County[13].
  • Brown County's Commons category is recorded as Brown County, Minnesota[14].
  • February 20, 1855 marks the founding of Brown County[15].
  • Brown County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.23, 'lon': -94.72}[16].
  • Brown County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.brown.mn.us[17].
  • Brown County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brown County, Minnesota[18].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25893'}[19].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25874'}[20].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25675'}[21].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25446'}[22].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25332'}[23].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25313'}[24].
  • Brown County has a population of {'amount': '+25912'}[25].
  • Brown County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Minnesota[26].
  • Brown County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Brown County, Minnesota[27].

Body

Geography

Brown County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Minnesota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Brown County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1602'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25893'}[19], {'amount': '+25874'}[20], {'amount': '+25675'}[21], {'amount': '+25446'}[22], {'amount': '+25332'}[23], and {'amount': '+25313'}[24].

Designation and Status

Brown County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].

History and Context

February 20, 1855 marks the founding of Brown County[15]. Joseph Renshaw Brown is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Brown County draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #34 of 89).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id 22225684
    Taxonomicon id 1806220
    Umls cui C3811885
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1602'}
    Capital New Ulm
    Named after
    Named after Joseph Renshaw Brown
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