 {{infobox settlement |official_name = brooklyn center, minnesota |native_name = |settlement_type = city |nickname = |motto = a great place to start, a great place to stay |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = brooklyncenterlogo.svg |image_shield = |image_map = hennepin_county_minnesota_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_brooklyn_center_highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = location of the city of brooklyn centerwithin hennepin county, minnesota |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_region = us-mn |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name = united states |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 = minnesota |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 = hennepin |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_type = council / manager |leader_title = mayor |leader_name = tim willson |leader_title1 = city manager |leader_name1 = curt boganey |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |established_title = settled |established_date = 1852 |established_title2 = incorporated (village) |established_date2 = 1911 |established_title3 = incorporated (city) |established_date3 = 1966 |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 21.60 |area_total_sq_mi = 8.34 |area_land_km2 = 20.62 |area_land_sq_mi = 7.96 |area_water_km2 = 0.98 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.38 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_est = 30712 |pop_est_as_of = 2013 |population_note = |population_total = 30104 |population_density_km2 = 1460.2 |population_density_sq_mi = 3781.9 |population_metro = 3,459,146 |population_footnotes = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |timezone = central (cst) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_dst = cdt |utc_offset_dst = -5 |latd = 45 |latm = 4 |lats = 9 |latns = n |longd = 93 |longm = 18 |longs = 50 |longew = w |elevation_m = 260 |elevation_ft = 853 |postal_code_type = zip code |postal_code = 55429, 55430 |area_code = 763 |website = www.ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us |blank_name = fips code |blank_info = 27-07948 |blank1_name = gnis feature id |blank1_info = 0640508{
Cities_in_Hennepin_County,_Minnesota Cities_in_Minnesota Minnesota_populated_places_on_the_Mississippi_River Populated_places_established_in_1852