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Brownwood
Also known as Brownwood, Texas, Brownwood, TX
city in Texas, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Brown
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Total
- 14.99 sq mi (38.83 km )
- Land
- 14.97 sq mi (38.76 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 1,339 ft (408 m)
- Density
- 1,233.1/sq mi (476.11/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 76801-76804
- Fips code
- 48-10780
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Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,862 as of the 2020 census. Brownwood is in the Texas Hill Country and is home to Howard Payne University, which was founded in 1889.
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