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Brownlee
NebraskaCDP
Brownlee
Total population
2
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Brownlee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 13. It is located on the North Loup River, 5 miles (8 km) west of U.S. Route 83 in the Sandhills region of the state.
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History
Founded in 1886 by John R. Lee and William B. Lee, immigrants from Ireland. Brownlee was given the maiden name of the founder's grandmother. File:BrownleeCH.jpg|Community Hall File:Brownlee, Nebraska church 1.JPG|Brownlee church
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 Brownlee, NE from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves119
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves94
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves90
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves84
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves52
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves50
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves49
- Trumpeter/Tundra SwanCygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831 · Aves48
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2025-01-014 km S of Brownlee, Nebraska
- M 2.6 — 2023-12-1634 km SSE of Nenzel, Nebraska
- M 2.9 — 2019-12-1216 km NNE of Johnstown, Nebraska
- M 3.2 — 2018-07-2116 km N of Valentine, Nebraska
- M 2.5 — 2018-04-104 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska
- M 3.2 — 2016-04-1111 km E of Brownlee, Nebraska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nebraska
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 Brownlee
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 111 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 112 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 115 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 129 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 170 mi
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 242 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 250 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET