Brook Park

History

Brook Park became a city in 1960. The city attracted national attention when 21 Marines of the 3rd battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, 4th Marine division headquartered in the city were killed in combat in Iraq on August 1 and August 3, 2005. The unit lost 48 Marines during the course of the deployment. On August 5, the city government printed and distributed American flags for every household in the city to display on their windows. On August 8, thousands of citizens from throughout Northeast Ohio attended a memorial service to show their support for the fallen Marines. National, state and local politicians also voiced their mutual support for the families affected and for the ongoing support needed for all of the service members still involved in their mission overseas. Thomas J. Coyne Jr. was re-elected mayor on November 5, 2013, after 12 years out of the office, which had been held by Mark J. Elliot. Coyne had been the Mayor of Brook Park from 1981 to 2002. Coyne is most known for the 2001 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport runway extension deal with then Mayor of Cleveland Michael R. White, which ceded Brook Park land including homes and the International Exposition Center (IX Center) to Cleveland in exchange for NASA Glenn Research Center and ten years of tax revenues from the IX Center.

Geography

Brook Park is located at (41.399550, −81.818423). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. While Brook Park's official name has always been spelled as two words, it is sometimes mistakenly seen spelled as one word, which is the spelling of nearby Brookpark Road.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Alternative Education Academy
  Other · Independence · 5,783 students · 29.2:1 ratio
• Berea-Midpark High School
  High · Berea · 1,850 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Strongsville High School
  High · Strongsville · 1,844 students · 19:1 ratio
• Berea-Midpark Middle School
  Middle · Middleburg Heights · 1,556 students · 21:1 ratio
• Valley Forge High School
  High · Parma Heights · 1,409 students · 22:1 ratio
• Lakewood High School
  High · Lakewood · 1,382 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• North Royalton High School
  High · North Royalton · 1,314 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• North Royalton Elementary School
  Elementary · North Royalton · 1,308 students · 17.9:1 ratio