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Brown County
Also known as Brown County, Illinois, Brown County, IL
county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Jacob Brown
- Seat
- Mount Sterling
- Largest city
- Mount Sterling
- Total
- 307 sq mi (800 km )
- Land
- 306 sq mi (790 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,401
- Density
- 20.4/sq mi (7.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,244. Its county seat is Mount Sterling. Siloam Springs State Park is located partly in this county.
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