Brownsville, Ohio

For the ghost town in Harrison County, see Brownsville, Harrison County, Ohio.

Brownsville, Ohio
Census-designated place
Brownsville United Methodist Church
Location of Brownsville in Ohio
Coordinates: 39°56′36″N82°15′00″W / 39.94333°N 82.25000°W / 39.94333; -82.25000
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Township	Bowling Green
Area [1]
• Total	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
• Land	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	214
• Density	240.18/sq mi (92.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	43721
FIPS code	39-09596 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2628868 [2]

Brownsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 214. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 with State Route 668.

History

Brownsville starts when the National Road was extended to that point. ^[4] The community was laid out in 1829. ^[5] Brownsville was named for its founder, Adam Brown. ^[4] A post office was established in 1830. ^[6]

Geography

Brownsville is in southeastern Licking County, 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Newark, the county seat. The community's northern border is the boundary between Bowling Green Township and Hopewell Township, and the southern border follows Interstate 70. Access to I-70 is provided by Exit 141, a half-interchange directly south of the town on State Route 668, for traffic traveling to and from the west. A complementary interchange for traffic to and from the east is Exit 142 in Gratiot, 2 miles (3 km) east of Brownsville. Both I-70 and US-40 lead east 13 miles (21 km) to Zanesville and west 41 miles (66 km) to Columbus.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brownsville CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which 0.6 acres (2,422 m²), or 0.10%, are water. ^[3] Brownsville is in the valley of Berry Run, a south-flowing tributary of Valley Run, which via Jonathan Creek is part of the Muskingum River watershed flowing south to the Ohio River.

Flint Ridge State Memorial is 3 miles (5 km) north of Brownsville.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	214		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Notable person

• William M. Morgan, congressman

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownsville, Ohio
3. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
4. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 348.
5. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
6. "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.