Brookside, Alabama

About Brookside

Brookside, AL is a small town located in central Alabama with an estimated population of 1,357.

Brookside holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 6.31 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 215 residents per square mile.

📰 Brookside News Today

• Brookside police chief loses court fight over department’s closure AL.com · Oct 9
• Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement in Brookside, Alabama Policing-for-Profit Lawsuit The Institute for Justice · Oct 1
• Alabama town faces $1.5 million settlement in ‘policing for profit’ case Courthouse News · Mar 4
• Class Action Plaintiffs and Brookside, Alabama, Submit Settlement Proposing $1.5 Million in Compensation, Plus Reforms to Town’s Towing and Ticketing Practices The Institute for Justice · Feb 9
• Judge preliminarily blesses $1.5 million settlement for victims of a tiny town's 'policing for profit' Reason Magazine · Oct 1

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Brookside Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Brookside — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Brookside Historic Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brookside

• Clemons Complex reviews ★
• Lassiter Mountain Raceway Park reviews ★
• Lexington Park Trail Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Brookside

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