Brooklyn

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Brooklyn

Total population

1,459

Median home value

$137,100

15.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,438

Brooklyn$73k

National$74k

Elevation278 m

Land area3.2 km²

Coordinates41.73°, -92.44°

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

Brooklyn is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. It is located just off U.S. Route 6 and a few miles north of Interstate 80. Near the center of town, Brooklyn boasts a large display of flags from each of the fifty states, branches of the military, and a smattering of other sources. The city bills itself as "Brooklyn: Community of Flags."

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marion LeRoy Burton

American academic administrator (1874-1925)

Robert Howard Pierson

Seventh-day adventist leader

B

Bernard F. Meyer

Catholic bishop

Clyde Miller

American politician (1887-1958)

R

Ross O. Armstrong

American football and basketball player and coach (1905-1990)

Harold Keller

United States Marine

B

Bernhard Paul Reinsch

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1924

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Holiday Lake
  6 mi away
• Hartwick
  6.3 mi away
• Guernsey
  7.6 mi away
• Deep River
  11 mi away
• Chelsea
  13.3 mi away
• Belle Plaine
  14.3 mi away
• Grinnell
  14.4 mi away
• Barnes City
  15.6 mi away
• Gibson
  17.6 mi away
• Gilman
  20.4 mi away
• Blairstown
  22.2 mi away
• Clutier
  24.1 mi away

Browse all places in Iowa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Iowa

Carol Carpenter Hanson · 2001

Eight-inch ammunition hoist, Mark VIII (Brooklyn and Iowa)

1903

The Body of Brooklyn Sightline Books The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction Paperback

David Lazar · 2011

Brooklyn Abroad

Andrea Robbins · 2005

Body of Brooklyn

David Lazar · 2005

The body of Brooklyn

Lazar, David · 2003

Souvenir of...Keokuk, Iowa

R. F. Rollins · 1902

1927 farm atlas of Poweshiek County, Iowa

Montezuma Republican (Firm) · 1927

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-09-14

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-14

Porcelain Gray

Protoboarmia porcelaria

Seen 2026-08-22

velvetleaf

Abutilon theophrasti

Seen 2026-08-18

giant ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Seen 2026-08-18

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-08-12

Maize Calligrapher

Toxomerus politus

Seen 2026-08-06

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-08-06

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Seen 2026-08-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).