Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

"Brooklyn Center" redirects here. For the neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, see Brooklyn Centre. For the nonprofit in New York, see Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
City
Hennepin County District Court in Brooklyn Center
Hennepin County District Court in Brooklyn Center
Official seal of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Seal
Motto: 
At The Center
Location of the city of Brooklyn Center within 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; -93.31389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Settled1852
Incorporated (village)February 18, 1911
Incorporated (city)October 20, 1966
Government
 • MayorApril Graves[1]
 • City ManagerReggie Edwards
 • Council MembersMarquita Butler
Dan Jerzak
Teneshia Kragness
Kris Lawrence-Anderson
Area
[2]
 • Total8.381 sq mi (21.707 km2)
 • Land8.003 sq mi (20.728 km2)
 • Water0.378 sq mi (0.979 km2)
Elevation
[3]
856 ft (261 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total33,782
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
32,217
 • Density4,025.0/sq mi (1,554.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
55429, 55430
Area code763
FIPS code27-07948
GNIS feature ID0640508[3]
Sales tax8.525%[6]
Websiteci.brooklyn-center.mn.us

Brooklyn Center is a first-ring suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. In 1911, the area became a village formed from parts of Brooklyn Township and Crystal Lake Township.[7] In 1966, Brooklyn Center became a charter city.[8] The city has commercial and industrial development. The majority of land use is single-family homes.[9] The population was 33,782 at the 2020 census,[4] and the city has become the most ethnically diverse community in the state.[10]

  1. ^ Zamora, Karen (January 2, 2019). "Brooklyn Center welcomes new mayor who reflects its growing diversity". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2019. Mike Elliott, who came from Liberia at age 11, said the city he will lead "put arms around us."
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Brooklyn Center (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "City Charter and Charter Commissions". City of Brooklyn Center. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hennepin County Land Use and Cover" (PDF). Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Becky (April 18, 2021). "Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's Most Diverse City, Is In The Spotlight After Shooting". NPR. Retrieved November 30, 2021.