Guide to Brooklyn Center Minnesota

Brooklyn Center (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

35,173

31,230

28,887

29,172

27,907

285

0.99

Land Area (sq. mile)

7.90

8.16

7.95

7.94

-0.01

-0.07

Density (persons per sq. mile)

4,452.28

3,827.21

3,633.58

3,671.98

38.40

1.06

Housing Units

9,507

10,978

11,713

11,598

-115

-0.98

Households

10,751

11,226

11,430

11,207

204

1.82

Persons Per Household

2.89

2.56

2.52

2.45

-0.04

-1.68

Brooklyn Center is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River on the northwest border of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Interstates 94 and 694 and Minnesota State Highways 100 and 252 are four of the main routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km²), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.6 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (4.80%) is water. The elevation is 853 ft (260 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,172 people, 11,430 households, and 7,383 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,672.0 people per square mile (1,418.6/km²). There were 11,598 housing units at an average density of 1,459.9/sq mi (564.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.39% White, 14.09% African American, 0.87% Native American, 8.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.

There were 11,430 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,570, and the median income for a family was $52,006. Males had a median income of $36,031 versus $27,755 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,695. About 4.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BROOKLYN CENTER is a city created in January 1911 and incorporated as a village February 18, 1911, from part of southeastern Brooklyn Township and eastern Crystal Lake Township. It developed first as a truck garden area, gradually becoming a residential suburb; much of the city was originally the Earle Brown farm, which was deeded to the city on his death in 1969; Brown had been sheriff of Hennepin County and chief of the Minnesota State Patrol.

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