Back مقاطعة براون (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Brown County, South Dakota BAR Браун (окръг, Южна Дакота) Bulgarian ব্রাউন কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Brown Gông (South Dakota) CDO Браун (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Brown County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Dakota) CEB Brown County, De Dakota CY Brown County (South Dakota) German Κομητεία Μπράουν (Νότια Ντακότα) Greek
Brown County | |
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.jpg) Brown County Courthouse in fall | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′N 98°21′W / 45.6°N 98.35°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | July 6, 1881[1] |
| Seat | Aberdeen |
| Largest city | Aberdeen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,731 sq mi (4,480 km2) |
| • Land | 1,713 sq mi (4,440 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,301 |
• Estimate (2023) | 37,733  |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,301,[2] making it the fourth most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Aberdeen.[3] The county is named for Alfred Brown, of Hutchinson County, South Dakota, a Dakota Territory legislator in 1879.[1][4]
Brown County is part of the Aberdeen, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States. 1908. p. 12.