Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

About Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center is a thriving city in eastern Minnesota counting 31,755 people who proudly call it home.

Brooklyn Center holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,969 residents per square mile.

📰 Brooklyn Center News Today

• These Twin Cities suburbs are more diverse than Minneapolis or St. Paul Star Tribune · Aug 17
• PRIMARY VOTER'S GUIDE: 4 seek voter approval in Brooklyn Center mayoral primary hometownsource.com · Aug 13
• PRIMARY RESULTS: Kragness, Koenig advance in Brooklyn Center mayoral race hometownsource.com · Aug 13
• Brooklyn Center park closes after 50+ kids cause disturbances; 100+ return the next day CBS News · May 28
• Luverne Nelson Obituary (2026) - Brooklyn Center, MN - Sun Post Legacy obituary · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Brooklyn Center Unique

• The only place in America named Brooklyn Center — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 31,755.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Brooklyn Center

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Brooklyn Center

• Irie Vybz Jamaican Restaurant LLC — jamaican
• Topgolf — burger
• 50's Grill
• Falafel King
• Hip Sing BBQ Restaurant — chinese
• IHOP — breakfast
• Jambo Africa Restaurant N Bar
• Leeann Chin — chinese
• Little Caesars — pizza
• Milah's Royal Bistro

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brooklyn Center

• Bohanon Park reviews ★
• Creekview Park reviews ★
• Shingle Creek Park reviews ★
• 49th Avenue Corridor reviews ★
• Bellvue Park reviews ★
• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Edgewood Park reviews ★
• Eugene H Hagel Arboretum reviews ★
• Firehouse Park reviews ★
• Freeway Park reviews ★
• Humboldt Greenway reviews ★
• Kylawn Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Brooklyn Center

• Brooklyn Center ECSE Age 3 - 5
• Brooklyn Center Early College Acad
• Brooklyn Center Elementary School
• Brooklyn Center High School
• Brooklyn Center Independent Study
• Brooklyn Center Middle School
• Brooklyn Center Middle School ALC
• Brooklyn Center Summer School
• Early Childhood Special Education (
• Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM
• INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA
• New Millennium Academy Charter
• Progeny Academy Charter School
• School #538

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Brooklyn Center

🏘️ Nearby Communities