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Browning
Illinoisvillage
Browning
Total population
99
Median home value
$71,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Browning is a village in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
A man from Kentucky named William Robertson was the first person to build a cabin in the area near the Illinois River in the late 1820s. The town was surveyed in 1848 and named for Orville H. Browning, a lawyer and early settler from Quincy. Browning was incorporated as a village in 1882. Browning High School served the community from c. 1900 through 1947 before being annexed by the Rushville School District. The Grade School would remain until also closing in 1994.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Browning has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Browning, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves264
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves255
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves254
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves252
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves212
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves193
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves175
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves174
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Browning
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 19:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library