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Brooks
OregonCDP
Brooks
Total population
664
Median home value
$350,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
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
Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 472, up from 398 in 2010. Brooks is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Brooks was a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad main line (now the Union Pacific) through the Willamette Valley. The station was named for early settler Linus Brooks, who came to Oregon from Illinois in 1850. The community did not grow appreciably and it never incorporated.
Geography
Brooks is in western Marion County, about north-northeast of Salem, the state capital and county seat, on the French Prairie portion of the Willamette Valley. Oregon Route 99E passes through the east side of the community, leading south to Salem and northeast to Woodburn. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brooks CDP has a total area of , all land.
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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 Brooks, OR 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
- McKay High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,311 students · 22:1 ratio
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,256 students · 21.9:1 ratio
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,239 students · 21.5:1 ratio
- McNary High SchoolHigh · Keizer · 2,081 students · 23.9:1 ratio
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · Silverton · 1,238 students · 19:1 ratio
- Waldo Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 1,166 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 1,024 students · 19.7:1 ratio
- Houck Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 949 students · 21.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oregon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Brooks
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 49 mi
- Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 49 mi
- Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 90 mi
- Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 140 mi
- Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 154 mi
- Wildfire Ruggs, Morrow, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-31 · 160 mi
- Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-16 · 178 mi
- Wildfire COTTONWOOD, Grant, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 178 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET