Brownsville is an

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and

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(CDP) in northeastern Bowling Green Township, Licking County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 with State Route 668.

Geography

Brownsville is in southeastern Licking County, southeast of

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, the

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. The community's northern border is the boundary between Bowling Green Township and Hopewell Township, and the southern border follows

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. 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, east of Brownsville. Both I-70 and US-40 lead east to

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and west to

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. According to the

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, the Brownsville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.10%, are water. Brownsville is in the valley of Berry Run, a south-flowing tributary of Valley Run, which via Jonathan Creek is part of the

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watershed flowing south to the

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Demographics

History

Brownsville starts when the

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was extended to that point. The community was laid out in 1829. Brownsville was named for its founder, Adam Brown. A post office was established in 1830.

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is north of Brownsville.

Notable person

* William M. Morgan, congressman

References

{{Licking County, Ohio Census-designated places in Licking County, Ohio 1829 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1829