Brown County
Also known as Brown County, Minnesota, Brown County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1855 (created), 1856 (organized)
- Named after
- Joseph Renshaw Brown
- Seat
- New Ulm
- Largest city
- New Ulm
- Total
- 618 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 611 sq mi (1,580 km )
- Water
- 7.4 sq mi (19 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,517
- Density
- 41.9/sq mi (16.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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1862 Johnson Map showing Brown County was much bigger at the time of the Sioux Uprising and would be later broken up into several other counties
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,912. Its county seat is New Ulm. The county was formed in 1855 and organized in 1856.