Editing Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

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{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = At The Center
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Minnesota}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = April Graves<ref>{{cite web|last1= Zamora|first1=Karen|title=Brooklyn Center welcomes new mayor who reflects its growing diversity|url=http://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-center-welcomes-new-mayor-who-reflects-its-growing-diversity/503827382/|website=[[Star Tribune]]|access-date=January 2, 2019|date=January 2, 2019|quote=Mike Elliott, who came from Liberia at age 11, said the city he will lead "put arms around us."}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Reggie Edwards
|leader_title2            = [[Councillor|Council Members]]
|leader_name2             = Marquita Butler<br>Dan Jerzak<br>Teneshia Kragness<br>Kris Lawrence-Anderson
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1852
|established_title1       = Incorporated (village)
|established_date1        = February 18, 1911
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (city)]]
|established_date2        = October 20, 1966
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|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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|population_total         = 33782
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 55429, 55430
|area_code                = [[Area code 763|763]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-07948
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0640508<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|0640508}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 8.525%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/brooklyn-center.html|title=Brooklyn Center (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.brooklyncentermn.gov/|ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Brooklyn Center''' is a [[commuter town|first-ring]] suburban city in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|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, Minnesota|Crystal Lake Township]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1966, Brooklyn Center became a charter city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City Charter and Charter Commissions|url=https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/city-charter|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=City of Brooklyn Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415040945/https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/city-charter |archive-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> The city has commercial and industrial development. The majority of land use is single-family homes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Hennepin County Land Use and Cover|url=https://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/maps/LandUse/lu_henn.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Geospatial Information Office|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418032131/http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us:80/maps/LandUse/lu_henn.pdf |archive-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The population was 33,782 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Brooklyn_Center_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2707948 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> and the city has become the most ethnically diverse community in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Becky|date=April 18, 2021|title=Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's Most Diverse City, Is In The Spotlight After Shooting|work=NPR|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/04/18/brooklyn-center-minnesotas-most-diverse-city-in|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Pioneers organized town governments for Brooklyn Township and Crystal Lake Township when Minnesota became a state in 1858. Osseo Road was a main thoroughfare that brought settlers to an area centered around their school, post office, store, meeting hall, and Baptist and Methodist churches. That location thrived as a market gardening community. It abutted the encroaching development of Minneapolis to the south.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47669661|title=The Brooklyns : a history of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota|date=2001|publisher=Brooklyn Historical Society|others=Daniel John Hoisington, Brooklyn Historical Society|isbn=0-9708439-0-9|location=Brooklyn Center, MN|oclc=47669661}}</ref>

Steps were taken to protect the area from annexation by Minneapolis and to retain "simpler public business methods, and extra police protection" by incorporation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 20, 1911|title=County Lets Two Villages|work=Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|url=https://startribune.newspapers.com/browse/star-tribune_4474/1911/02/20|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners accepted a petition to incorporate the Village of Brooklyn Center on January 16, 1911.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 20, 1911|title=County Commissioners Board|work=Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|url=https://startribune.newspapers.com/browse/star-tribune_4474|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> An election followed, the boundaries were set, and documents filed with the state on February 18, 1911. P.W. Reidhead was the first president. The population was 500.<ref name=":0" />

By 1940, the village saw a need for more organized planning to deal with issues such as sewage and traffic. In 1942, a Planning Commission was established. Farmers were selling their valuable land to housing developers. The decade saw unprecedented population growth, reaching 4,000 by 1950. Brookdale, a new shopping concept by [[Dayton's|Dayton’s]], was constructed in 1960<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 28, 1960|title=Work Begins at Dayton's Brookdale Shop Center|work=The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|url=https://startribune.newspapers.com/browse/the-minneapolis-star_4473/1960/09/28|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> when the population had grown to over 24,000.  In 1963, even more new opportunities for commercial development were presented with the estate of Earle Brown, deceased, the heir of [[John Martin (businessman)|Captain John Martin]] who had been one of the wealthiest men in Minneapolis.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hallberg, Jane, Leone Howe, and Mary J. Gustafson.|title=History of the Earle Brown Farm|publisher=Brooklyn Center, Minn.: Brooklyn Historical Society|year=1966}}</ref>

Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center was the former Cap Martin country estate, built in 1878 and willed to his grandson Earle Brown in 1901. The buildings included the family home, office and garage, housing for the workers, a pump house, multiple barns, a hippodrome, an antique carriage collection, and a restored lumber bunkhouse and cook shanty. It is now a historic site in Brooklyn Center owned by the city and developed into a conference and event center. 
  
In April 2021, [[Killing of Daunte Wright|Daunte Wright]] was killed by a city police officer.  Due to elevated racial tensions and anti-police sentiment because of the concurrent [[Derek Chauvin trial]], riots and looting broke out.  California Congresswoman [[Maxine Waters]] traveled to the city to hold a rally for the protestors, which only encouraged the rioting.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/politics/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html | title=Waters calls for protesters to 'get more confrontational' if no guilty verdict is reached in Derek Chauvin trial &#124; CNN Politics | website=[[CNN]] | date=April 19, 2021 }}</ref>  The city worked with [[Juxtaposition Arts]] on a permanent memorial to Wright.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Brooklyn Center unveils design for memorial to Daunte Wright |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/07/18/brooklyn-center-unveils-design-for-memorial-to-daunte-wright |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.381|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.003|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.378|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> All of Brooklyn Center is in the Upper Mississippi Watershed Basin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minnesota's watershed basins|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watersheds/map.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020616154731/http://www.dnr.state.mn.us:80/watersheds/map.html |archive-date=June 16, 2002}}</ref> The [[Mississippi River]] is the eastern boundary of the city and is part of the [[Mississippi National River and Recreation Area]] of Minnesota. The North Mississippi Regional Park,<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Mississippi Regional Park|url=https://www.threeriversparks.org/location/north-mississippi-regional-park|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Three Rivers Park District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702122312/https://threeriversparks.org/location/north-mississippi-regional-park |archive-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> at 5700 Lyndale Avenue North, is managed by [[Three Rivers Park District]] Board, on which Brooklyn Center is represented in District 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Commissioners|url=https://www.threeriversparks.org/page/board-commissioners|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Three Rivers Park District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001095933/https://www.threeriversparks.org/page/board-commissioners |archive-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref>

Southwestern Brooklyn Center includes Upper Twin Lake<ref>{{Cite web|title=Upper Twin (27004201)|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27004201|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203205948/https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27004201 |archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> (117 acres)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minnesota LakeBrowser|url=https://lakes.rs.umn.edu/#27004201|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=University of Minnesota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803220613/http://lakes.rs.umn.edu:80/ |archive-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> and connects to a chain of lakes that discharge into Shingle Creek, which discharges into the Mississippi River.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twin and Ryan Lakes - Excess Nutrients: TMDL Project|url=https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/twin-and-ryan-lakes-excess-nutrients-tmdl-project|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920020321/https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/twin-and-ryan-lakes-excess-nutrients-tmdl-project |archive-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> Shingle Creek also runs through Palmer Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Palmer (27005900)|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27005900|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203205950/https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27005900 |archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> The city is a member of Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission, which manages the lakes, streams, and wetlands in this area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watershed Management Commissions|url=http://www.shinglecreek.org/|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020106111644/http://www.shinglecreek.org:80/ |archive-date=January 6, 2002}}</ref> Palmer Lake Park is a natural environmental preserve of lake and marsh habitat on over 200 acres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parks and Trails|url=https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/72/215|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=City of Brooklyn Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203205949/https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/72/215 |archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>

All of Brooklyn Center is in the state's Deciduous Forest Biome.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biomes of Minnesota|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/biomes/deciduous.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020132455/http://www.dnr.state.mn.us:80/biomes/deciduous.html |archive-date=October 20, 2002}}</ref> The Plant Hardiness Zone is 4B, with an average minimum extreme temperature of -25 to -20 Fahrenheit.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 17, 2021|title=Find Your Hardiness Zone|url=https://northerngardener.org/find-your-hardiness-zone|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2021|website=Minnesota Horticultural Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420101312/https://northerngardener.org/find-your-hardiness-zone/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> The city has developed and maintains 26 parks and a 20-mile trail system.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parks Amenities Finder|url=https://logis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9a76dc311d744e848f067d93fc2a592b|url-status=live|access-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203215902/https://logis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9a76dc311d744e848f067d93fc2a592b |archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> The majority of land use is single-family homes.<ref name=":2" /> The historical route, Osseo Road, was renamed Brooklyn Boulevard by both Brooklyn Center and [[Brooklyn Park, Minnesota|Brooklyn Park]] in 1969.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 10, 1969|title=Road To Be Renamed|work=the Minneapolis Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/189597206/?terms=road%20renamed&match=1|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> Interstates [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|94]] and [[Interstate 694|694]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 100|100]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 252|252]] are four of the main routes in Brooklyn Center. 

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 788
|1930= 1344
|1940= 1870
|1950= 4284
|1960= 24356
|1970= 35173
|1980= 31230
|1990= 28887
|2000= 29172
|2010= 30104
|2020= 33782
|estyear=2022
|estimate=32217
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 4, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Brooklyn Center Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brooklyn Center city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Brooklyn%20Center%20city,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percent
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|11,105
|32.4%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9,340
|27.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|245
|0.7%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|6,401
|18.9%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|7
|0.0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Some Other]] (NH)
|162
|0.5%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,848
|5.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,674
|13.8%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 33,782 people, 11,309 households, and 7,413 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Brooklyn%20Center%20city,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|4221.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,665 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 34.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 19.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.2% from some other races and 9.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Brooklyn Center city, Minnesota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/brooklyn-center-city-minnesota/160-2707948/ |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.0% were under 5 years of age, and 11.5% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 30,104 people, 10,756 households, and 7,010 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|3784.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,640 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1462.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 25.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.6% of the population.

There were 10,756 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.43.

The city's median age was 32.6. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 29,172 people, 11,430 households, and 7,383 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,672.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 11,598 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,459.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The city's racial makeup was 71.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.82% of the population.

There were 11,430 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The city's median household income was $44,570, and the median family income was $52,006. Males had a median income of $36,031 versus $27,755 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $19,695. About 4.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those 65 or older.

==Economy==
[[File:FBI Minneapolis - Federal Bureau of Investigation Building (27513665992).jpg|thumb|Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Brooklyn Center]]

Notable businesses include [[Surly Brewing Company]], and [[Minnesota Martial Arts Academy]], a [[mixed martial arts]] training center. The [[FBI]]'s Minneapolis field office is located in Brooklyn Center.<ref>Baca, Maria Elena. "[http://www.startribune.com/local/north/101937618.html New FBI field office in Brooklyn Center seen as a catalyst]." ''[[Star Tribune]]''. August 31, 2010.  Retrieved on October 29, 2011</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the City's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bc-img.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1348365&dbid=0&repo=BrooklynCenter|title=City of Brooklyn Center 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|format=[[PDF]]|page=192|date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
! Percentage
|-
| 1
| PROMEON Inc., A Division of [[Medtronic]]
| 1,100
| 7.65%
|-
| 2
| Luther Auto Group
| 555
| 3.86%
|-
| 3
| City of Brooklyn Center
| 398
| 2.77%
|-
| 4
| [[Brooklyn Center High School|Brooklyn Center Schools]] ISD #286
| 396
| 2.75%
|-
| 5
| [[University of Minnesota]] Physicians
| 330
| 2.29%
|-
| 6
| [[Walmart]]
| 278
| 1.93%
|-
| 7
| [[Caribou Coffee]] Headquarters
| 240
| 1.67%
|-
| 8
| Presbyterian Homes, Maranatha Care Center
| 215
| 1.50%
|-
| 9
| Cass Screw Machine Products
| 124
| 0.86%
|-
| 10
| [[HealthPartners]]
| 97
| 0.67%
|-
|—
|'''Total employers'''
|'''3,733'''
|'''25.96%'''
|}

==Government==
Brooklyn Center is in [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]].

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|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222230838/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.6% ''3,391''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.8%''' ''8,749''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''325''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.9% ''3,609''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.6%''' ''9,973''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''352''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.4% ''3,321''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.7%''' ''8,253''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.9% ''987''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.9% ''3,783''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.7%''' ''9,444''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''332''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.9% ''4,238''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.0%''' ''8,757''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''279''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.7% ''5,047''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.0%''' ''8,530''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''173''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.3% ''4,740''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.9%''' ''7,434''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% ''897''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.3% ''3,884''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.8%''' ''7,528''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.9% ''1,388''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.7% ''4,606''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.3%''' ''7,491''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.0% ''3,420''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''6,067''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.2%''' ''8,461''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.0% ''7,385''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.0%''' ''8,667''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.9% ''5,881''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''9,036''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% ''1,483''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.6% ''6,257''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.8%''' ''10,115''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''272''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''7,512''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.9% ''6,924''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''315''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.8% ''4,239''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.9%''' ''7,757''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% ''535''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.4% ''3,833''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.4%''' ''7,633''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''26''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.6% ''4,605''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''5,683''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''27''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Infrastructure==
===Law enforcement===
The Brooklyn Center Police Department was established in 1953, the city having previously had elected constables and appointed marshals.<ref name="History of the Police Department">{{cite web |title=History of the Police Department |url=https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/departments/police/history-of-police-department |publisher=City of Brooklyn Center |access-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133628/https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/departments/police/history-of-police-department |url-status=dead }}</ref> The department has about 47 sworn officers.<ref name="History of the Police Department"/> The department is organized into a number of divisions and units.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Police Department |url=https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/departments/police/history-of-police-department |publisher=City of Brooklyn Center |access-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133628/https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/government/departments/police/history-of-police-department |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Brooklyn Center
|year= 2022
|violent_crime= 195
|homicide= 1
|rape= 38
|robbery= 68
|aggravated_assault= 88
|property_crime= 1,008
|arson= 12
|burglary= 106
|larceny_theft= 703
|motor_vehicle_theft= 187
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2022 population: 32,217
}}

According to the [[Uniform Crime Report]] statistics compiled by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) in 2022, there were 195 violent crimes and 1,008 property crimes per 100,000 residents. Of these, the violent crimes consisted of 1 murder, 38 forcible rapes, 68 robberies and 88 aggravated assaults, while 106 burglaries, 703 larceny-thefts, 187 motor vehicle thefts and 12 acts of arson defined the property offenses.

==Notable people==
* [[Dennie Gordon]] – TV/film director (''[[Joe Dirt]]'', ''[[What a Girl Wants (film)|What a Girl Wants]]'', ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'')
* [[Marcus Harris (wide receiver, born 1974)|Marcus Harris]] – former college football player, and a Brooklyn Center High School alum, was an [[All-American]] [[wide receiver]], played for the [[University of Wyoming]], and won the 1996 [[Fred Biletnikoff Award]] as the best college wide receiver in the nation.
* [[Don Kramer (politician)|Don Kramer]] – Minnesota state senator and businessman
* [[John Wingard]] - farmer and Minnesota state representative

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ''A Church Grows in Brooklyn: A History of Two Hundred Years of Methodism in America, a History of the One Hundred Thirty Years of Brooklyn United Methodist Church''. Brooklyn Center, Minn: Brooklyn United Methodist Church, 1984.
* Hallberg, Jane, Leone Howe, and Mary J. Gustafson (1996). ''History of the Earle Brown Farm''. Brooklyn Center, Minn.: Brooklyn Historical Society.
* Hoisington, Daniel John (2001). ''The Brooklyns: A History of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota''. Brooklyn Center Historical Society. {{ISBN|978-0970843906}}.
* Snodgrass, Pat (2009). ''Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center''. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Pub. {{ISBN|978-1531639723}}.

==External links==
* [https://www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us/ City of Brooklyn Center – Official Website]

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