Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

About Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park is a thriving city in eastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 82,893. It ranks as the 6th largest city in Minnesota.

Officially, Brooklyn Park is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.08 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,178 residents per square mile.

📰 Brooklyn Park News Today

• PRIMARY RESULTS: Winston, Page advance in Brooklyn Park mayoral race hometownsource.com · Aug 13
• Bennie Ernest "Ben" Peets Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Police searching for missing boy, 15, last seen in Brooklyn Park CBS News · Aug 16
• These Twin Cities suburbs are more diverse than Minneapolis or St. Paul Star Tribune · Aug 17
• 1924 Whitewater Trl N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55444 Realtor.com · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Brooklyn Park Unique

• A top-25 city in Minnesota by population (#6 of 855 incorporated places).
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.7% of Minnesota's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 82,893.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Brooklyn Park

• Kim Anh — vietnamese
• Mi-Sant Banh Mi Co. — vietnamese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Thanh Vi Restaurant — chinese
• Wagner's Drive-In — chicken
• Broadway Bar & Pizza — pizza
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Crazy Cajun — seafood
• Fat Nat's
• Kelly's 19th Hole Restaurant & Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brooklyn Park

• Mississippi Gateway Regional Park reviews ★
• Birch Grove Park reviews ★
• Brook Oaks Park reviews ★
• Brookdale Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Cottonwood Park reviews ★
• Edinbrook Park reviews ★
• Eidem Homestead reviews ★
• Hamilton Park reviews ★
• Hartkopf Park reviews ★
• Jewell Park reviews ★
• Noble Sports Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Brooklyn Park

• 4126 - PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY - IS
• Athlos Leadership Academy
• EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER
• NASHA SHKOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
• Noble Academy Elementary
• Noble Academy Middle School
• Prairie Seeds El School Academy
• Prairie Seeds High School Academy
• Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy
• SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
• School #530
• School #531
• Spero Academy Brooklyn Park
• Twin Lakes STEM Academy

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Brooklyn Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities