lt;/ref> | founded date March 1 | seat wl Georgetown | city type village | largest city Georgetown | area_total_sq_mi 495 | area_total_km2 1283 | area_land_sq_mi 492 | area_land_km2 1274 | area_water_sq_mi 3 | area_water_km2 9 | area percentage 0.70 | census yr 2000 | pop 42285 | density_sq_mi 86 | density_km2 33 | time zone Eastern | UTC offset -5 | DST offset -4 | footnotes | time zone Eastern | UTC offset -5 | DST offset -4 | web www.browncountyohio.gov | named for General Jacob Brown War of 1812 }} Brown County is a County (US) located in the U.S. state of Ohio United States As of 2000, the population was 42,285. Its county seat is Georgetown, Ohio GR|6}}. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for Major General Jacob Brown an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane lt;/ref> Brown County is part of the Cincinnati, Ohio amp;ndash;Middletown, Ohio OH-Kentucky Indiana Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau the county has a total area of 495 square miles (1,283 km²).492 square miles (1,274 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.70%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Clinton County, Ohio (north) *Highland County, Ohio (northeast) *Adams County, Ohio (east) *Mason County, Kentucky (south) *Bracken County, Kentucky (southwest) *Clermont County, Ohio (west)

Demographics

As of the census GR|2}} of 2000, there were 42,285 people, 15,555 households, and 11,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 17,193 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.08% Race (United States Census) 0.92% Race (United States Census) or Race (United States Census) 0.18% Race (United States Census) 0.13% Race (United States Census) 0.08% from Race (United States Census) and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Race (United States Census) or Race (United States Census) of any race. 29.5% were of United States 28.2% germans 10.7% English people and 10.2% Irish people ancestry according to Census 2000 There were 15,555 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were Marriage living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $38,303, and the median income for a family was $43,040. Males had a median income of $32,647 versus $22,483 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,100. About 8.80% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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Communities

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Villages

| |----- valign"top" | *Aberdeen, Ohio *Fayetteville, Ohio *Georgetown, Ohio *Hamersville, Ohio *Higginsport, Ohio | *Mount Orab, Ohio *Ripley, Ohio *Russellville, Ohio *Sardinia, Ohio *St. Martin, Ohio |}

Townships

| |----- valign"top" | *Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio *Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio *Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio *Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio | *Green Township, Brown County, Ohio *Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio *Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio *Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio | *Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio *Perry Township, Brown County, Ohio *Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio *Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio | *Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio *Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio *Union Township, Brown County, Ohio *Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio |}

Unincorporated communities

*Decatur, Ohio *Feesburg, Ohio

Media

Radio *WAOL 99.5 (Ripley) Newspaper *http://www.newsdemocrat.com The News Democrat] (Georgetown) *http://www.browncountypress.com The Brown County Press] (Mount Orab) *http://www.countyfreepress.com The County Free Press] (Georgetown, Monthly) *http://www.ripleybee.com The Ripley Bee] (Ripley, Weekly) *http://www.ohiosbrowncounty.com Ohios Brown County] (Mount Orab, Daily Online Publication)

References

External links

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