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46-543: Brooklyn Center is a first-ring suburban city in 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 . In 1966, Brooklyn Center became a charter city. The city has commercial and industrial development. The majority of land use is single-family homes. The population

92-506: A male householder with no wife present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.40. The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

138-530: A market gardening community. It abutted the encroaching development of Minneapolis to the south. Steps were taken to protect the area from annexation by Minneapolis and to retain "simpler public business methods, and extra police protection" by incorporation. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners accepted a petition to incorporate the Village of Brooklyn Center on January 16, 1911. An election followed,

184-612: A new shopping concept by Dayton’s , was constructed in 1960 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 Captain John Martin who had been one of the wealthiest men in Minneapolis. 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

230-416: Is a natural environmental preserve of lake and marsh habitat on over 200 acres. All of Brooklyn Center is in the state's Deciduous Forest Biome. The Plant Hardiness Zone is 4B, with an average minimum extreme temperature of -25 to -20 Fahrenheit. The city has developed and maintains 26 parks and a 20-mile trail system. The majority of land use is single-family homes. The historical route, Osseo Road,

276-573: Is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River , upstream from (north of) downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County . It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota . The population was 86,478 at the 2020 census . The city still has undeveloped land and farms, including the historic Eidem Homestead, a 1900s working farm that is a popular tourist attraction for families and school field trips. Brooklyn Park

322-415: Is considered both a second- and third-tier suburb of Minneapolis, because much of the land north of 85th Avenue was developed after 2000. WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jesse Ventura served as mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1991 to 1995. He was elected governor of Minnesota in the 1998 election on a third-party ticket and served as governor from 1999 to 2003. Brooklyn Park is listed as a "Tree City USA" and

368-586: Is home to 47 miles (76 km) of trails and 67 parks, including Rush Creek Regional Trail and the northern section of Palmer Lake Park. The city is also known for Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, on the west side of Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. Rasmussen University , North Hennepin Community College and a campus of Hennepin Technical College are in the city. Settlers from Michigan formally organized town government in 1858 and named

414-580: Is land and 0.378 square miles (0.98 km) is water. All of Brooklyn Center is in the Upper Mississippi Watershed Basin. 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, at 5700 Lyndale Avenue North, is managed by Three Rivers Park District Board, on which Brooklyn Center

460-475: Is land and 0.473 square miles (1.23 km ), or 1.89% are water. The Mississippi River forms the eastern boundary of the city, separating it from Coon Rapids and Fridley in Anoka County . Interstates 94 and 694 are located in the far southern portion of Brooklyn Park. U.S. Route 169 is located near the western part of the city. State Highway 252 , a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) north–south highway,

506-575: Is located in Brooklyn Center. According to the City's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the largest employers in the city are: Brooklyn Center is in Minnesota's 5th congressional district . The Brooklyn Center Police Department was established in 1953, the city having previously had elected constables and appointed marshals. The department has about 47 sworn officers. The department

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552-431: Is located near the eastern portion of the city. State Highway 610 runs east–west through the northern portion of Brooklyn Park. County Road 81 also serves as one of the main routes. As of the 2020 census , there were 86,478 people, 28,749 households, 20,543 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,316.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,280.5/km ). There were 29,656 housing units. The racial makeup of

598-589: Is organized into a number of divisions and units. 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

644-543: Is quite different from North American commuter towns that are almost exclusively the result of transportation by car. Where commuters are wealthier and small town housing markets are weaker than city housing markets, the development of a bedroom community may raise local housing prices and attract upscale service businesses in a process akin to gentrification . Long-time residents may be displaced by new commuter residents due to rising house prices. This can also be influenced by zoning restrictions in urbanized areas that prevent

690-605: Is represented in District 3. Southwestern Brooklyn Center includes Upper Twin Lake (117 acres) and connects to a chain of lakes that discharge into Shingle Creek, which discharges into the Mississippi River. Shingle Creek also runs through Palmer Lake. The city is a member of Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission, which manages the lakes, streams, and wetlands in this area. Palmer Lake Park

736-644: The Brookings Institution in 2006, the term is generally used for areas beyond suburbs and specifically less densely built than the suburbs to which the exurbs' residents commute. Comparatively low density towns – often featuring large lots and large homes – create heavy motor vehicle dependency . "They begin as embryonic subdivisions of a few hundred homes at the far edge of beyond, surrounded by scrub. Then, they grow – first gradually, but soon with explosive force – attracting stores, creating jobs and struggling to keep pace with

782-569: The UK , both the national railway's tracks, trains, stations and real estate were included in the privatization agreements. Japan's privately operated railroads view real estate investment and development of commuter towns as central to their business model. These railroads continuously develop new residential and commercial areas alongside their existing and new routes and stations and adjust their train schedules in order to provide existing and prospective commuters with convenient work-commute routines. This

828-529: The area after their hometown of Brooklyn, Michigan . Formerly Brooklyn Township, the township split in 1911 when the southeast community incorporated into Brooklyn Center . Brooklyn Township incorporated as the Village of Brooklyn Park in 1954, and incorporated as a city in 1969. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 26.549 square miles (68.76 km ), of which 26.076 square miles (67.54 km )

874-416: 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

920-454: 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. 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,

966-892: The brunt of the public operating budget in higher property or income taxes . Such municipalities may scramble to encourage commercial growth once an established residential base has been reached. In the UK, commuter towns were developed by railway companies to create demand for their lines. One 1920s pioneer of this form of development was the Metropolitan Railway (now part of London Underground ) which marketed its Metro-land developments. This initiative encouraged many to move out of central and inner-city London to suburbs such as Harrow , or out of London itself, to commuter villages in Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire . Commuter towns have more recently been built ahead of adequate transportation infrastructure, thus spurring

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1012-450: The city was 34.4% White , 27.9% African American , 1.4% Native American , 19.0% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 8.2% from some other races and 9.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.8% of the population. 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. As of the 2010 census , there were 30,104 people, 10,756 households, and 7,010 families resided in

1058-549: The city was 39.7% White , 29.5% African American , 0.6% Native American , 18.9% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 4.6% from some other races and 6.8% from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.6% of the population. As of the 2010 census , there were 75,781 people, 26,229 households, and 18,763 families living in the city. The population density was 2,906.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,122.2/km ). There were 27,841 housing units at an average density of 1,067.9 per square mile (412.3/km ). The racial makeup of

1104-573: The city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 67,388 people, 24,432 households, and 17,346 families living in the city. The population density was 2,586.1 people per square mile (998.4 per km ). There were 24,846 housing units at an average density of 953.5 per square mile (368.1 per km ). The racial makeup of the city was 71.44% White, 14.33% African American, 0.57% Native American, 9.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race totaled 4,481 residents in

1150-444: The city was 52.2% White , 24.4% African American , 0.5% Native American , 15.4% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.6% from other races , and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population. There were 26,229 households, of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had

1196-449: The city. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population. There were 24,432 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1242-427: The city. The population density was 3,672.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,417.8/km). There were 11,598 housing units at an average density of 1,459.9 per square mile (563.7/km). The city's racial makeup was 71.39% White , 14.09% African American , 0.87% Native American , 8.79% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.49% from other races , and 3.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% of

1288-424: The city. The population density was 3,784.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,461.0/km). There were 11,640 housing units at an average density of 1,462.3 per square mile (564.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 49.1% White , 25.9% African American , 0.8% Native American , 14.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 5.4% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.6% of

1334-437: 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. The city worked with Juxtaposition Arts on a permanent memorial to Wright. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.381 square miles (21.71 km), of which 8.003 square miles (20.73 km)

1380-531: The construction of suitably cheap housing closer to places of employment. The number of commuter towns increased in the US and the UK during the 20th century because of a trend for people to move out of the cities into the surrounding green belt . In the United States, it is common for commuter towns to create disparities in municipal tax rates. When a commuter town collects few business taxes, residents must pay

1426-528: The development of roads and public transportation systems. These can take the form of light rail lines extending from the city center to new streetcar suburbs and new or expanded highways , whose construction and traffic can lead to the community becoming part of a larger conurbation . A 2014 study by the British Office for National Statistics found that commuting also affects wellbeing. Commuters are more likely to be anxious, dissatisfied and have

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1472-444: 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, Daunte Wright was killed by a city police officer. Due to elevated racial tensions and anti-police sentiment because of

1518-901: The largest employers in the city are: The Three Rivers Figure Skating Club operates out of the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center. Brooklyn Park is served by a seven-member city council, two members for each voting district within the city plus the mayor elected by the entire city. The three districts are West, East, and Central. The mayor is Hollies Winston. Brooklyn Park is served by three school districts: Osseo Area School District 279 , Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 , and Robbinsdale School District 281 . High schools serving Brooklyn Park: Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute. Maranatha Christian Academy,

1564-755: The need for more schools, more roads, more everything. And eventually, when no more land is available and home prices have skyrocketed, the whole cycle starts again, another 15 minutes down the turnpike." Others argue that exurban environments, such as those that have emerged in Oregon over the last 40 years as a result of the state's unique land use laws , have helped to protect local agriculture and local businesses by creating strict urban growth boundaries that encourage greater population densities in centralized towns, while slowing or greatly reducing urban and suburban sprawl into agricultural, timber land, and natural areas. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Brooklyn Park

1610-443: The population. There were 10,756 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were 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

1656-406: The population. There were 11,430 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were 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

1702-803: The property offenses. Commuter town Often commuter towns form when workers in a region cannot afford to live where they work and must seek residency in another town with a lower cost of living . The late 20th century, the dot-com bubble and United States housing bubble drove housing costs in Californian metropolitan areas to historic highs, spawning exurban growth in adjacent counties. Workers with jobs in San Francisco found themselves moving further and further away to nearby cities like Oakland, Burlingame, and San Mateo. As rental and housing costs kept increasing, even renters that would normally be considered affluent elsewhere would struggle with

1748-475: The prospect of home ownership in an area with higher quality schools and amenities. As of 2003 , over 80% of the workforce of Tracy, California , was employed in the San Francisco Bay Area . In some cases, commuter towns can result from changing economic conditions. Steubenville, Ohio along with neighboring Weirton, West Virginia had an independent regional identity until the collapse of

1794-409: The sense that their daily activities lack meaning than those who don't have to travel to work, even if they are paid more. The term exurb (a portmanteau of "extra & urban") was coined by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his 1955 book The Exurbanites , to describe the ring of prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area. However, since a landmark report by

1840-522: The steel industry in the 1980s. Steubenville Pike and the Parkway West also created easier access to the much larger city of Pittsburgh . In 2013, Jefferson County, Ohio (where Steubenville is located) was added to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area as part of its larger Combined Statistical Area . In Japan, most of the national railway network was privatized by the 1980s but unlike in

1886-440: 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. Notable businesses include Surly Brewing Company , and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy , a mixed martial arts training center. The FBI 's Minneapolis field office

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1932-409: Was $ 88,972. The median household income/renter occupied was $ 42,541. The combined median income for a household in the city was $ 64,297. The per capita income for the city was $ 23,199. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. According to the City's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,

1978-422: Was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.26. In the city, the age distribution of the population showed 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The median household income/owner occupied

2024-400: 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. As of the 2000 census , there were 29,172 people, 11,430 households, and 7,383 families resided in

2070-431: Was 33,782 at the 2020 census , and the city has become the most ethnically diverse community in the state. 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

2116-455: Was renamed Brooklyn Boulevard by both Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park in 1969. Interstates 94 and 694 and Minnesota State Highways 100 and 252 are four of the main routes in Brooklyn Center.  As of the 2020 census , there were 33,782 people, 11,309 households, and 7,413 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,221.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,629.8/km). There were 11,665 housing units. The racial makeup of

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