Brown County, Indiana

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Brown County is a one of the county from Indiana's 92 counties, located in Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 14957. The July 2008 population estimate is 14550, It is the 12th smallest in terms of population. It is spread over 316.62 mi˛ (820.04 square kilometre), of which, 312.26 square miles (808.75 square kilometre ) of it is land and 4.36 square miles (11.29 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 16th smallest by size in Indiana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14957 people in the county, organized into 5897 households, and 4435 families residing in the county. The population density was 47.9 people per square mile (18.49/km˛), it is 13th least densely populated county in Indiana. There were 7163 housing units at an average density of 22.9 per square mile (8.84/km˛). The average household size was 2.51 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. The population's age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 14550, The racial makeup of the county was 97.48% White, 0.83% Black or African American, 0.42% American Indian, 0.31% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.94% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $43708, it is the 21st highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The median income for a family in the county was $49252, it would be the 33rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The per capita income for the county was $20548, making it the 17th highest county by per capita income in Indiana.

In 2000, 3303 pupils and students, of which 1710 are male and 1593 are female, 22.08% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 83 nursery or pri school, 181 kindergarten, 1680 elementary school, 863 high school and 496 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Nashville Town	Brown County	0.96	0.95	0.01	825	868.6	24723	27330

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14957
April 2000 Estimate	14956
July 2000 Estimate	14986
July 2001 Estimate	15114
July 2002 Estimate	15181
July 2003 Estimate	15135
July 2004 Estimate	15079
July 2005 Estimate	14898
July 2006 Estimate	14813
July 2007 Estimate	14641
July 2008 Estimate	14550

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	27	56	83
Kindergarten	102	79	181
Elementary school	896	784	1680
High school	454	409	863
College or graduate school	231	265	496

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Brown County, Indiana	$43708	$49252	$20548
Indiana, United States	$41567	$50261	$20397
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587