Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Hennepin County

27-07948

Brooklyn Center is a city in Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the northwest of the metropolitan area of ​​the Twin Cities and has around 29,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Brooklyn Center is located west of the Mississippi River on Interstate 94 According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 13.6 square miles, of which 1.0 square miles of water.

History

The area of present-day Brooklyn Center belonged to 1851 the Dakota Indians. Only with the Treaty of Traverse of the Sioux land were released for settlement. In the summer of 1852 were down there the first families. Contrast, the area of the present town to the south-eastern part of Brooklyn Township and the northeastern part of the Crystal Lake Township belonged. The Brooklyn Township was created in 1858, two years later, the Crystal Lake Township was formed from parts of Brooklyn and the Minneapolis townships. In 1911, the population called for the establishment of the village Brooklyn Center. In 1966, this city rights.

Brooklyn Center has today next to a 303 ​​acre industrial park with the Brookdale Center also one of the largest shopping centers in the Midwest.

Demographics

Demography

According to the census in 2000 live in Brooklyn Center 29 172 people; it was counted 11,430 households, and 7,383 families. The population density is 1,419 inhabitants per km ². The racial sits down the population of 71.4 percent White, 14.1 percent African American, 8.8 percent Asian Americans, as well as smaller minorities together.

In 29.7 % of the 11,430 households living children under the age of 18, 46.3 % live in married couples, 13.4 % live in single women and 35.4 % are non family households. 28.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.52 persons, the families of 3.11.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 25.1 % under the age of 18, 9.6 % from 18 to 24, 30.1% between 25 and 44 years, 19.1% between 45 and 64 years and 15.4% over 65 years. The median is 35 years. Approximately 51.3 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 44,570, a family of $ 52,006. The per capita income is $ 19,695. Approximately 7.4 % of the population and 4.7 % of families are below the poverty line.