Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
| Brooklyn Park | |
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 Brooklyn Park City Hall |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1850 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Hennepin County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 6 ′ N , 93 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
75,781 (as of 2010) 3,279,833 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,122.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 68.8 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 67.5 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 265 m |
| Area code : | +1 763 |
| FIPS : | 27-07966 |
| GNIS ID : | 0640511 |
| Website : | www.brooklynpark.org |
| Mayor : | Jeffrey Lunde |
Brooklyn Park is a city (with the status " City ") in Hennepin County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , Brooklyn Park had 75,781 residents.
Brooklyn Park is part of the metropolitan area of the metropolitan area of Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Twin Cities).
geography
Brooklyn Park is north of Minneapolis on the Mississippi River . According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 68.8 square kilometers, of which 1.3 square kilometers is water.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1970 | 26,230 | - | |
| 1980 | 43,332 | 65.2% | |
| 1990 | 56,381 | 30.1% | |
| 2000 | 67,388 | 19.5% | |
| 2010 | 75,781 | 12.5% | |
| 1970-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Brooklyn Park had 75,781 people in 26,229 households. The population density was 1122.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.88 people lived in each of the 26,229 households.
The racial the population was composed of 52.2 percent white, 24.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 15.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 3.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.4 percent of the population.
29.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,537 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,818. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Krissy Wendell (* 1981), ice hockey player
- Travis Morin (* 1984), ice hockey player
Attractions
The largest indoor water park in Minnesota with many attractions is located in the Hotel Grand Rios Indoor Water Park in Brooklyn Park. Another attraction is the Eidem farm. This is a ten acre farm showcasing traditional Minnesota farm life in the early 1900s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 8, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 8, 2013