Brooklyn Park
Sign in to savesuburb city of Minneapolis, located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Hennepin
- Organized
- May 11, 1858
- Incorporated village
- April 14, 1954
- Mayor
- Hollies J. Winston
- City
- 26.549 sq mi (68.762 km )
- Land
- 26.076 sq mi (67.536 km )
- Water
- 4.726 sq mi (12.240 km ) 1.89%
- Elevation
- 866 ft (264 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 82,893
- Rank
- US: 446th, MN: 6th
- Density
- 3,177.9/sq mi (1,227.01/km )
- Urban
- 2,914,866 (US: 16th )
- Metro
- 3,757,952 (US: 16th )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 55428, 55429, 55443, 55444, 55445
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Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from (north of) the Twin Cities 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 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.