Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Kings County, New York
Brooklyn Kings County, New York
Borough and county
	Downtown Brooklyn seen from Lower Manhattan Brooklyn Bridge Coney Island Brooklyn Museum Borough Hall Barclays Center Brooklyn College
	Flag Seal
	Motto(s): Eendraght Maeckt Maght; ("Unity makes strength")
	Interactive map outlining Brooklyn
	Brooklyn in New York State
	Brooklyn Location within New York City Brooklyn Location within the State of New York Brooklyn Location within the United States Brooklyn Location on Earth
	Coordinates: 40°41′34″N 73°59′25″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Kings (coterminous)
City	New York City
Settled	1634
Named for	Breukelen, Netherlands
Government
• Type	Borough
• Borough President	Antonio Reynoso (D) ; — (Borough of Brooklyn)
• District Attorney	Eric Gonzalez (D) ; — (Kings County)
Area
• Total	97 sq mi (250 km2)
• Land	70.82 sq mi (183.4 km2)
• Water	26 sq mi (67 km2)
Highest elevation	220 ft (67 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,736,074
• Density	38,634/sq mi (14,917/km2)
• Demonym	Brooklynite
GDP
• Total	US$107.274 billion (2022)
ZIP Code prefix	112

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under British rule in 1683 in the then Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census,^[2] the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, the most populous county in the State of New York,^[5]^[6] and the ninth most populous county in the United States.^[7] In 2022, the population density of Brooklyn was recorded at 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km²), making it the second most densely populated county nationwide, behind only Manhattan (New York County).^[8] Had Brooklyn remained an independent city, it would today be the fourth most populous American city after New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.^[7]

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Brooklyn Kings County, New York
Borough and county
Downtown Brooklyn seen from Lower Manhattan Brooklyn Bridge Coney Island Brooklyn Museum Borough Hall Barclays Center Brooklyn College
Flag Seal
Motto(s): Eendraght Maeckt Maght ("Unity makes strength")
Interactive map outlining Brooklyn
Brooklyn in New York State
Brooklyn Location within New York City Show map of New York City Brooklyn Location within the State of New York Show map of New York Brooklyn Location within the United States Show map of the United States Brooklyn Location on Earth Show map of Earth
Coordinates: 40°41′34″N 73°59′25″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Kings (coterminous)
City	New York City
Settled	1634
Named for	Breukelen, Netherlands
Government
• Type	Borough
• Borough President	Antonio Reynoso (D) — (Borough of Brooklyn)
• District Attorney	Eric Gonzalez (D) — (Kings County)
Area
• Total	97 sq mi (250 km²)
• Land	70.82 sq mi (183.4 km²)
• Water	26 sq mi (67 km²)
Highest elevation ^[1]	220 ft (67 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,736,074^[2]
• Density	38,634/sq mi (14,917/km²)
• Demonym	Brooklynite^[3]
GDP ^[4]
• Total	US$107.274 billion (2022)
ZIP Code prefix	112