Brooklyn Park (Minnesota)

Hennepin County

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Brooklyn Park is a city ( with a status of "City" ) in Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Brooklyn Park had 75 781 inhabitants.

Brooklyn Park is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area ( Twin Cities ).

Geography

Brooklyn Park is located north of Minneapolis on the Mississippi River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 68.8 square miles, of which 1.3 square miles of water.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Brooklyn Park 75 781 people in 26,229 households. The population density was 1122.7 people per square kilometer. In the 26,229 households lived statistically 2.88 per person.

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 and 3.6 percent Polynesians from other ethnic groups; 3.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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 median annual income for a household was $ 61,537. The per capita income was $ 25,818. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Attractions

The largest indoor water park with many attractions Minnesota is home to the Hotel Grand Rios Indoor Water Park in Brooklyn Park. Another attraction is the Eidem farm. This is a ten -acre farm, on which the traditional way of life, it is shown farm in Minnesota in the early 20th century.