Guide to Brooklyn Park Minnesota

Brooklyn Park (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

26,230

43,332

56,381

67,388

72,724

11,007

19.52

Land Area (sq. mile)

25.80

26.51

26.05

26.06

0.01

0.03

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,016.67

1,634.55

2,164.34

2,586.08

421.74

19.49

Housing Units

7,846

15,803

21,265

24,846

3,581

16.84

Households

15,268

20,386

24,432

26,674

4,046

19.85

Persons Per Household

2.84

2.76

2.75

2.71

-0.01

-0.47

Brooklyn Park is the sixth populous city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River upstream from downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County. Interstates 94 and 694, U.S. Route 169, Minnesota State Highways 252 and 610, and County Road 81 are five of the main arterial routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.5 square miles (68.8 km²), of which, 26.1 square miles (67.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.85%) is water. The elevation is 869 ft (265 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 67,388 people, 24,432 households, and 17,346 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,586.1 people per square mile (998.4/km²). There were 24,846 housing units at an average density of 953.5/sq mi (368.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.44% White, 14.33% African American, 0.57% Native American, 9.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population.

There were 24,432 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,572, and the median income for a family was $64,297. Males had a median income of $41,276 versus $30,729 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,199. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BROOKLYN Township, settled in 1852, organized May 11, 1858, was named by pioneers from southern Michigan, who came in 1853, for the former township and present railway village of Brooklyn in that state, about 20 miles northwest of Adrian.

BROOKLYN PARK, a city incorporated on April 14, 1954, was the major part of the original Brooklyn Township, including the early town of Harrisburg.

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