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History of Brooklyn

Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NYC, New York
Borough of New York City
Kings County
Clockwise from top left: Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn brownstones, Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch, Brooklyn Borough Hall, Coney Island
Clockwise from top left: Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn brownstones, Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch, Brooklyn Borough Hall, Coney Island
Flag of Brooklyn
Flag
Official seal of Brooklyn
Seal
Motto: Eendraght Maeckt Maght
("Unity makes strength")
Location of Brooklyn, shown in red, in New York City
Location of Brooklyn, shown in red, in New York City
Coordinates: 40°37′29″N 73°57′8″W / 40.62472°N 73.95222°W / 40.62472; -73.95222
Country  United States of America
State  New York
County Kings
City New York City
Settled 1634
Named for Breukelen, Netherlands
Government
 • Type Borough (New York City)
 • Borough President Eric Adams (D)
(Borough of Brooklyn)
 • District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
(Kings County)
Area
 • Total 97 sq mi (250 km2)
 • Land 71 sq mi (180 km2)
 • Water 26 sq mi (70 km2)
Population (2015)
 • Total 2,636,735
 • Density 37,137.1/sq mi (14,338.7/km2)
 • Demonym Brooklynite
ZIP Code prefix 112
Area code(s) 347, 718, 917, 929
Website www.Brooklyn-USA.org

Coordinates: 40°41′34″N 73°59′25″W / 40.69278°N 73.99028°W / 40.69278; -73.99028

Brooklyn (/ˈbrʊkln/) is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with a Census-estimated 2,636,735 residents in 2015. It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after the county of New York (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).

With a land area of 71 square miles (180 km2) and water area of 26 square miles (67 km2), Kings County is New York's fourth-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area, though it is the second-largest among the city's five boroughs. Today, if it were a separate city, Brooklyn would rank as the fourth-most populous city in the U.S., behind the combined other boroughs of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.


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