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Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
City
Official seal of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Seal
Motto: A Great Place To Start, A Great Place To Stay
Location of the city of Brooklyn Centerwithin Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Brooklyn Center
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°4′9″N 93°18′50″W / 45.06917°N 93.31389°W / 45.06917; -93.31389Coordinates: 45°4′9″N 93°18′50″W / 45.06917°N 93.31389°W / 45.06917; -93.31389
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
Settled 1852
Incorporated (village) 1911
Incorporated (city) 1966
Government
 • Type Council / Manager
 • Mayor Tim Willson (DFL)
 • City Manager Curt Boganey
Area
 • City 8.34 sq mi (21.60 km2)
 • Land 7.96 sq mi (20.62 km2)
 • Water 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
Elevation 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 30,104
 • Estimate (2015) 30,770
 • Density 3,781.9/sq mi (1,460.2/km2)
 • Metro 3,524,583
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Zip Code 55429, 55430
Area code(s) 763
FIPS code 27-07948
GNIS feature ID 0640508
Website www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us

Brooklyn Center is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The city is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River on the northwest border of Minneapolis. The population was 30,104 at the 2010 census.

Brooklyn Center is one of the original inner-ring suburbs of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.52 million residents.

Formed as the center of local trade in the former Brooklyn Township since 1873, the rural area farmed market gardening for the nearby growing population of Minneapolis. The village of Brooklyn Center incorporated in 1911, splitting from Brooklyn Township, to avoid annexation from the expanding city of Minneapolis. It incorporated as a city in 1966. The city became a bedroom community and industrial job center following postwar growth. It was the site of the regional mall Brookdale Center. The headquarters of Caribou Coffee moved into the city in 2004.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.34 square miles (21.60 km2), of which 7.96 square miles (20.62 km2) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) is water.

Interstates 94 and 694 and Minnesota State Highways 100 and 252 are four of the main routes in Brooklyn Center.

Known as the center of local trade in the former Brooklyn Township since 1873, the rural area farmed market gardening for the nearby growing population of Minneapolis. With fears the downtown city would continue annexation, the village of Brooklyn Center was established in 1911. The city of Brooklyn Center was incorporated in 1966. The city contains the site of the historic Earle Brown farm, home to Earle Brown, founder of the Minnesota State Patrol and first Sheriff of Hennepin County. The farm has been refurbished and now contains a bed and breakfast, event center, and various office spaces.


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