Editing Brookline, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Brookline has a total area of {{convert|17.7|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}}, {{convert|0.1|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} (0.44%) of which is covered by water.

The northern part of Brookline, roughly north of the D-line tracks, is urban in character, highly walkable and transit rich. The population density of this northern part of town is nearly {{convert|20,000|PD/sqmi|-3}}, similar to the densest neighborhoods in nearby [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]], and [[Chelsea, Massachusetts|Chelsea]], Massachusetts (the densest cities in New England), and slightly lower than that of central Boston's residential districts (Back Bay, South End, Fenway, etc.). The overall density of Brookline, which also includes suburban districts and grand estates south of the D-line, is still higher than that of many of the largest cities in the United States, especially in the South and West. Brookline borders [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]] (part of [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]]) to the west and [[Boston]] (part of [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]) in all other directions; it is therefore noncontiguous with any other part of Norfolk County. Brookline became an [[enclave and exclave|exclave]] of Norfolk County in 1873, when the neighboring town of [[West Roxbury]] was annexed by Boston (and left Norfolk County to join Suffolk County). Brookline refused to be annexed by Boston after the [[Boston–Brookline annexation debate of 1873]].

Brookline separates the bulk of the city of Boston (except for a narrow neck or corridor near the Charles River) from its westernmost neighborhoods of [[Allston–Brighton]], which had been the separate town of Brighton until annexed by Boston in 1873.

===Neighborhoods===

Many neighborhood associations are active, some of which overlap.<ref>{{cite web |title=Map - Brookline Neighborhood Alliance |url=http://www.town.brookline.ma.us/gis/maplib/neighborhoodmaps/neighborhoods-all.pdf |access-date=July 24, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811155332/http://www.town.brookline.ma.us/gis/maplib/neighborhoodmaps/neighborhoods-all.pdf |archive-date=August 11, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklinema.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=632:neighborhood-associations&catid=259:neighborhood-associations |title=Brookline Town website: Neighborhood Associations |website=Brooklinema.gov |access-date=December 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220001407/http://www.brooklinema.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=632%3Aneighborhood-associations&catid=259%3Aneighborhood-associations |archive-date=February 20, 2012  }}</ref>

Neighborhoods, squares, and notable areas of Brookline include:
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* Aspinwall Hill
* Beaconsfield
* Brookline Hills
* [[Brookline Village]]
* Buttonwood Village
* [[Brookline High School]], Near Pierce District
* [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill]], which also extends into [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]] and Boston
* [[Coolidge Corner]]
* Corey Farm
* [[Corey Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts|Corey Hill]]
* [[Cottage Farm Historic District|Cottage Farm]]
* Fisher Hill
* Griggs Park
* JFK Crossing
* Longwood
* North Brookline
* [[Pill Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts|Pill Hill]] (also known as "High Street Hill")
* The Point (originally "Whiskey Point")
* The Runkle District
* South Brookline ("Sobro")
* The Heights (just west of Washington Square)
* [[Washington Square (Brookline)|Washington Square]]
* Woodland Heath
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===Climate===
The climate of Brookline is [[humid continental]] [[Humid continental climate|''Dfa'']].
{{Weather box
|location = Brookline, MA
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72.0
|Feb record high F = 70.0
|Mar record high F = 89.0
|Apr record high F = 94.0
|May record high F = 97.0
|Jun record high F = 100.0
|Jul record high F = 104.0
|Aug record high F = 102.0
|Sep record high F = 102.0
|Oct record high F = 90.0
|Nov record high F = 83.0
|Dec record high F = 76.0
|Jan high F = 36.0
|Feb high F = 39.0
|Mar high F = 45.0
|Apr high F = 56.0
|May high F = 66.0
|Jun high F = 76.0
|Jul high F = 82.0
|Aug high F = 80.0
|Sep high F = 72.0
|Oct high F = 61.0
|Nov high F = 52.0
|Dec high F = 41.0
|year high F= 58.83
|Jan record low F = -30.0
|Feb record low F = -18.0
|Mar record low F = -8.0
|Apr record low F = 11.0
|May record low F = 31.0
|Jun record low F = 41.0
|Jul record low F = 50.0
|Aug record low F = 46.0
|Sep record low F = 34.0
|Oct record low F = 25.0
|Nov record low F = -2.0
|Dec record low F = -17.0
|Jan low F = 22.0
|Feb low F = 25.0
|Mar low F = 31.0
|Apr low F = 41.0
|May low F = 50.0
|Jun low F = 60.0
|Jul low F = 65.0
|Aug low F = 65.0
|Sep low F = 57.0
|Oct low F = 47.0
|Nov low F = 38.0
|Dec low F = 28.0
|year low F= 44.08
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.36
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.38
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.74
|May precipitation inch = 3.49
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.68
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.43
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.35
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.44
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.94
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.99
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.78
|year precipitation inch = 43.9
|source 1 = Weather.com<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/02445 | publisher=Open Publishing |year=2009 |title=Brookline, MA Weather Data |access-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

Brookline falls under the [[USDA]] 6b Plant [[Hardiness zone]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url        = http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#
 |title        = USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
 |year        = 2012
 |publisher        = Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University; USDA
 |access-date        = February 21, 2014
|url-status        = dead
 |archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
 |archive-date        = February 27, 2014
|df        = mdy-all
 }}</ref>