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Welcome to Brownwood ...The city of Brownwood is located in the Texas Panhandle. Brownwood is located in Brown County<1> and is the County Seat for Brown County. The location of Brownwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brownwood has a population of 18,443 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Brownwood is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Brownwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Brownwood lies within the (325) area code. The ZIP codes for Brownwood: 76801, 76803-76804<5> Websites for Brownwood ...Official Website: www.ci.brownwood.tx.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.brownwoodchamber.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brownwood had an population of 18,443 people. This is a decrease of 4.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.97% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Brownwood had a population of 19,288 people (or 50.62% of the total population of Brown County). This makes Brownwood the county's most populous community. The population of Brownwood represents 0.08% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 19,288 people, the population of Brownwood increased 2.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,813 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Brownwood. Communities Also Named Brownwood ...While we believe that this Brownwood is located in Brown County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Brownwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris and Orange County. Beyond Texas, there are 9 communities that are also named Brownwood - they are located in Georgia (3), Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownwood. Communities near Brownwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownwood.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brownwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownwood. See our Newspapers Page for Brownwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownwood ...Looking for more information about Brownwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Brownwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brownwood. Adding Brownwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Brownwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownwood was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Brownwood in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Brownwood post office opened in 1858. For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownwood. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Brownwood: www.ci.brownwood.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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