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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.9%), Manufacturing (10.9%).
Detached houses: $115,836Here:$115,836State:$156,894 Townhouses or other attached units: $13,710Here:$13,710State:$149,604 Mobile homes: $38,378Here:$38,378State:$34,057
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.0% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.7%
McCain (Republican): 68.9% Obama (Democratic): 30.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $807 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $724 (1.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $434 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $775 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hiawatha, Horton, Everest, Morrill, Fairview, Robinson, Reserve, Powhattan, Willis, Hamlin.
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Notable locations in Brown County: Sycamore Springs Recreational Vehicle Resort (A), Mulberry Creek Resort Recreational Vehicle Park (B), Fairview Wastewater Treatment Facility (C), Morrill Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Kickapoo Tribe Wastewater Treatment Facility (E), Hiawatha Wastewater Plant Number 3 (F), Mission Lake Camp (G), Kansas Department of Transportation Brown County Rest Area (H), Powhattan Wastewater Plant (I), Everest Sewer Treatment Plant (J), Robinson Wastewater Treatment Plant (K), Hiawatha City of North (L), Willis Wastewater Plant (M), Lakeview Country Club (N), Agricultural Partners Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 4 (O), Agricultural Partners Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 1 (P), Iowa Tribal Police Department (Q), Kickapoo Tribal Police Department (R), Sac and Fox Tribal Police Department (S), Kickapoo Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brown County include: Fidelity Church (A), Hiawatha Mennonite Church (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Zion United Methodist Church (E), American Church (F), Upper Wolf Lutheran Church (G), Kickapoo Indian Church (H), Zion Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Upper Wolf Lutheran Cemetery (2), Comet Cemetery (3), Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (4), Saint Leo's Catholic Cemetery (5), Morrill Cemetery (6), Hiawatha Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Hiawatha (A), Mission Lake (B), Brown County State Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Euchre Creek (B), Pedee Creek (C), Terrapin Creek (D), Mulberry Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Lost Shirt Creek (G), Hazel Creek (H), Middle Fork Wolf River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brown County include: Davis Memorial (1), Brown State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2), Brown County State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Brown County: Sycamore Springs Recreational Vehicle Resort (A), Mulberry Creek Resort Recreational Vehicle Park (B), Fairview Wastewater Treatment Facility (C), Morrill Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Kickapoo Tribe Wastewater Treatment Facility (E), Hiawatha Wastewater Plant Number 3 (F), Mission Lake Camp (G), Kansas Department of Transportation Brown County Rest Area (H), Powhattan Wastewater Plant (I), Everest Sewer Treatment Plant (J), Robinson Wastewater Treatment Plant (K), Hiawatha City of North (L), Willis Wastewater Plant (M), Lakeview Country Club (N), Agricultural Partners Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 4 (O), Agricultural Partners Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 1 (P), Iowa Tribal Police Department (Q), Kickapoo Tribal Police Department (R), Sac and Fox Tribal Police Department (S), Kickapoo Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brown County include: Fidelity Church (A), Hiawatha Mennonite Church (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Zion United Methodist Church (E), American Church (F), Upper Wolf Lutheran Church (G), Kickapoo Indian Church (H), Zion Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Upper Wolf Lutheran Cemetery (2), Comet Cemetery (3), Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (4), Saint Leo's Catholic Cemetery (5), Morrill Cemetery (6), Hiawatha Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Hiawatha (A), Mission Lake (B), Brown County State Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Euchre Creek (B), Pedee Creek (C), Terrapin Creek (D), Mulberry Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Lost Shirt Creek (G), Hazel Creek (H), Middle Fork Wolf River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brown County include: Davis Memorial (1), Brown State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2), Brown County State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Atchison County , Doniphan County , Jackson County , Nemaha County , Richardson County, Nebraska .
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Current college students: 349 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 135 (56% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%
Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 1,067 (54 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,237
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Most common first ancestries reported in Brown County (%):
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,456 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 3.63% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,283 average AGI) 2.27% relocated from other states ($9,173 average AGI)Brown County:2.27%Kansas average:3.56%
7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,044 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.49% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,876 average AGI) 2.60% relocated to other states ($9,171 average AGI)Brown County:2.60%Kansas average:3.95%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,190 (1,928 aged, 262 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
2,321 spouses, 3,253 children (2,995 natural, 127 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 143 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,445 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 554 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,240 1-person, 96 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
95.7% of residents of Brown County speak English at home. 1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 20% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
Population growth in Brown County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)
Year house built
62% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $161,000
General - Other: $789,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $508,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Health Services - Other: $315,000
Solid Waste Management: $292,000
Corrections - Other: $259,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $142,000
Housing & Community Development: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Higher Education: $60,000
Natural Resources: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $84,000
General - Other: $60,000
Health - Other: $27,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
General Support: $223,000
Total General Sales: $791,000
Public Utilities: $51,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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