Brookings, South Dakota

Brookings, South Dakota
Main Avenue in downtown Brookings
Main Avenue in downtown Brookings
Nickname: 
Scoreboard Town
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Brookings, South Dakota is located in the United States
Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings, South Dakota
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°18′08″N 96°47′10″W / 44.30222°N 96.78611°W / 44.30222; -96.78611
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrookings
Incorporated1883[1]
Government
 • MayorOpe Niemeyer [citation needed]
 • City ManagerPaul Briseno [citation needed]
Area
 • City
13.66 sq mi (35.38 km2)
 • Land13.58 sq mi (35.17 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation1,660 ft (510 m)
Population
 • City
23,377
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
23,993
 • Density1,721.30/sq mi (664.59/km2)
 • Metro
35,484
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57006-57007
Area code605
FIPS code46-07580
GNIS feature ID1267299[3]
Websitecityofbrookings-sd.gov

Brookings is a city in and the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is South Dakota's fourth most populous city, with a population of 23,377 at the 2020 census.[4] It is home to South Dakota State University, the state's largest institution of higher education.[6] Also in Brookings are the South Dakota Art Museum, the Children's Museum of South Dakota, the annual Brookings Summer Arts Festival, and the headquarters of several manufacturing companies and agricultural operations.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookings, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau: Brookings city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Doing Business in South Dakota (Public Universities)". Governor's Office of Economic Development. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  7. ^ "Manufacturers - Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, SD". www.brookingschamber.org. Retrieved February 16, 2017.