Brown County (Wisconsin)
The Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 248 007 inhabitants and a population density of 181.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Green Bay.
Geography
The County is located in eastern Wisconsin at the mouth of the Fox River in Green Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. It has an area of 1594 square kilometers, of which 225 square kilometers are water surface. At the Brown County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Brown County was formed on October 26, 1818 the Michigan Territory. It was named after Jacob Brown, a major general and military leader in the War of 1812 and kommandierendem General of the U.S. Army from 1815 to 1828.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Brown County 248 007 people in 97 485 households. The population density was 181.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 97 485 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 89.5 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 2.9 percent Native American, 3.0 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 7.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 53,353. The per capita income was $ 27,344. 10.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Brown County
Citys
- De Pere
- Green Bay
Villages
- Allouez
- Ashwaubenon
- Bellevue
- Denmark
- Hobart
- Howard1
- Pulaski2
- Suamico
- Wrightstown1
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Dyckesville3
- Greenleaf
Other Unincorporated communities
- Anston
- Askeaton
- Bay Settlement
- Bender Ville
- Buckman
- Champion
- Chapel Ridge
- Coppens Corner
- Edgewater Beach
- Fontenoy
- Glenmore
- Henryville
- Holland Town
- Humboldt
- Piston
- Kunesh
- Long Corners
- Lark
- Little Rapids
- Mill Center
- Morrison
- New Franken
- Pine Grove
- Pittsfield4
- Poland
- Red Banks
- Shirley
- Sniderville5
- Sugarbush
- Wayside
- Wequiock
1 - partially in Outagamie County 2 - partially in Oconto and Shawano County in 3 - partially in Kewaunee County 4 - partly in Shawano County 5 - partly in Brown and Outgamie County
Structure
The Brown County is divided in addition to the eleven incorporated municipalities in 13 Towns: