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Brooklyn
Kings County, New York | |
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 Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′29″N 73°57′8″W / 40.62472°N 73.95222°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | New York |
| County | Kings (Coterminous) |
| City | New York City |
| Settled | 1634 |
| Named for | Breukelen, Netherlands |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New York City) |
| • Borough President | Antonio Reynoso (D) — (Borough of Brooklyn) |
| • District Attorney | Eric Gonzalez (D) — (Kings County) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.85 sq mi (250.85 km2) |
| • Land | 69.38 sq mi (179.69 km2) |
| • Water | 27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,736,074 |
| • Density | 39,440/sq mi (15,230/km2) |
| • Demonym | Brooklynite |
| ZIP Code format | 112xx |
| Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, 917 |
| Website | Official Website of the Brooklyn Borough President |
Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It also covers the same area as Kings County. Brooklyn is New York City's second largest borough in land area (after Queens). As of 2020, about 2.7 million people live there. This is more than in any of the other four boroughs.
Brooklyn is the west end of Long Island. The East River separates it from Manhattan in the north. Brooklyn's only land boundary is with Queens in the east. Jamaica Bay separates Brooklyn from Rockaway in the south. The Narrows separates Brooklyn from Staten Island in the west.
Coney Island is the south end of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Museum is near the middle of Brooklyn, near Prospect Park.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ ""P1: TOTAL POPULATION"". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.