Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Official seal of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Brooklyn Centerwithin Hennepin County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Center is a town/city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Brooklyn Center is one of the initial inner-ring suburbs of Minneapolis Saint Paul, the sixteenth biggest urbane region in the United States, with about 3.52 million residents.
Formed as the center of small-town trade in the former Brooklyn Township since 1873, the non-urban area farmed market gardening for the close-by growing populace of Minneapolis.
The village of Brooklyn Center incorporated in 1911, splitting from Brooklyn Township, to avoid annexation from the expanding town/city of Minneapolis.
The town/city became a bedroom improve and industrialized job center following postwar growth.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.34 square miles (21.60 km2), of which 7.96 square miles (20.62 km2) is territory 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 chief routes in Brooklyn Center.
Known as the center of small-town trade in the former Brooklyn Township since 1873, the non-urban area farmed market gardening for the close-by growing populace of Minneapolis.
With fears the downtown town/city would continue annexation, the village of Brooklyn Center was established in 1911. The town/city of Brooklyn Center was incorporated in 1966.
The town/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.
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, a private longterm position college, offers master's, bachelor's and associate degree programs in business, knowledge technology, community sciences and legal sciences at its Brooklyn Center campus.
The Global Operations Center of Money - Gram is positioned in Brooklyn Center. Brooklyn Center is home to county-wide favorite Surly Brewing Company.
Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, now known simply as the Academy, an MMA training center, is also positioned in Brooklyn Center.
Brooklyn Center is home to the FBI's new Minneapolis field office, which began assembly in August 2010. According to Brooklyn Center's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 2 Brooklyn Center Schools #286 385 5 City of Brooklyn Center 160 As of the census of 2010, there were 30,104 citizens , 10,756 homeholds, and 7,010 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 49.1% White, 25.9% African American, 0.8% Native American, 14.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other competitions, and 4.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 10,756 homeholds of which 36.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 32.6 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,172 citizens , 11,430 homeholds, and 7,383 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 71.39% White, 14.09% African American, 0.87% Native American, 8.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other competitions, and 3.36% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $44,570, and the median income for a family was $52,006.
Brooklyn Center is positioned in Minnesota's 5th congressional district.
Brooklyn Center High School alumni.
City of Brooklyn Center - History "Brooklyn Center city, Minnesota." "New FBI field office in Brooklyn Center seen as a catalyst." City of Brooklyn Center CAFR "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"1501 Freeway Boulevard Brooklyn Center, MN 55430" City of Brooklyn Center official website
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Cities in Minnesota - Cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota - Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River - Populated places established in 1852 - 1852 establishments in Minnesota Territory
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