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Brooklyn Park
Minnesotacity
Brooklyn Park
Total population
83,876
Median home value
$336,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$89,891
Founded
1850
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Frost Advisory · MinorFrost Advisory issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 86,478 at the 2020 census. The city still has undeveloped land and farms, including the historic Eidem Homestead, a 1900s working farm that is a popular tourist attraction for families and school field trips. Brooklyn Park is considered both a second- and third-tier suburb of Minneapolis, because much of the land north of 85th Avenue was developed after 2000.
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History
Settlers from Michigan formally organized town government in 1858 and named the area after their hometown of Brooklyn, Michigan (in turn named after Brooklyn, New York). Formerly Brooklyn Township, the township split in 1911 when the southeast community incorporated into Brooklyn Center. Brooklyn Township was incorporated as the Village of Brooklyn Park in 1954, and incorporated as a city in 1969. In 2025 it was one of the dual epicenters of the 2025 Minnesota lawmaker shootings, which saw the assassination of DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.89% are water. }}
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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 Brooklyn Park, MN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · PLYMOUTH · 3,523 students · 22.9:1 ratio
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · CHAMPLIN · 2,983 students · 20.7:1 ratio
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · MAPLE GROVE · 2,324 students · 23.5:1 ratio
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGHHigh · OSSEO · 2,280 students · 21.9:1 ratio
- JACKSON MIDDLEMiddle · CHAMPLIN · 1,981 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · BROOKLYN PARK · 1,908 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · PLYMOUTH · 1,832 students · 30.5:1 ratio
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · NEW HOPE · 1,630 students · 28.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Minnesota
- Osseo2.5 mi away
- Brooklyn Center3.3 mi away · pop. 32,479
- Spring Lake Park5.1 mi away
- Mounds View6.9 mi away
- Dayton8.1 mi away · pop. 9,095
- St. Anthony8.6 mi away
- Roseville11.6 mi away · pop. 36,254
- Wayzata12.8 mi away
- Long Lake13.9 mi away
- Woodland14 mi away
- Little Canada14.3 mi away
- Vadnais Heights14.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Brooklyn Park

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 05:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library