Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population is 6,950. Its county seat is Mount Sterling, Illinois. Siloam Springs State Park is located partly in this county.
Brown County was formed out of Schuyler County in 1839. It is named in honor of Gen. Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of...
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Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population is 6,950. Its county seat is Mount Sterling, Illinois. Siloam Springs State Park is located partly in this county.
Brown County was formed out of Schuyler County in 1839. It is named in honor of Gen. Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 307 square miles (796 km²), of which 306 square miles (792 km²) is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) (0.52%) is water. The Illinois River flows along part of the county's eastern border.
Brown County is divided into these nine townships:
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,950 people, 2,108 households, and 1,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 2,456 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.29% White, 18.20...
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