Brookview, Maryland | |
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Town | |
Location of Brookview, Maryland |
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Coordinates: 38°34′31″N 75°47′42″W / 38.57528°N 75.79500°WCoordinates: 38°34′31″N 75°47′42″W / 38.57528°N 75.79500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Dorchester |
Incorporated | 1953 |
Government | |
• Type | Town council |
• Mayor | Richard E. Sullivan |
Area | |
• Total | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
• Land | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 60 |
• Estimate (2012) | 59 |
• Density | 1,500.0/sq mi (579.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 21659 |
Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
FIPS code | 24-10575 |
GNIS feature ID | 0589830 |
Brookview is a town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census. Brookview was incorporated in 1953. Brookview is governed by a three-person town council. Each member of the town council is elected by voters to a three-year term in office. Richard E. Sullivan has served as mayor of the town since 1996.
Brookview is located at 38°34′31″N 75°47′42″W / 38.57528°N 75.79500°W (38.575406, -75.795132).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 60 people, 23 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,500.0 inhabitants per square mile (579.2/km2). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 775.0 per square mile (299.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.3% White and 6.7% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population.
There were 23 households of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.27.