Brooklyn, Ohio
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Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
The west side municipality of Brooklyn, distinguished from the Brooklyn portion of the city of Cleveland (Old Brooklyn) and located 6 miles southwest of downtown, lies contiguous to Cleveland on its east, north, and west borders, and to the city of Parma on its southern boundary. Brooklyn Township, organized 1 June 1818, occupied a significant part of Cleveland's early west side territory, and was bounded on the north by Lake Erie, on the east by the Cuyahoga River, on the west by Rockport, and on the south by the Parma and Independence townships. The incorporation of separate municipalities, along with subsequent annexations by the city of Cleveland, throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries (Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Linndale, and Brooklyn Heights) left only a small area in the southwest corner of the original Brooklyn township. That portion of the former township became Brooklyn Village on 16 March 1927, and was chartered as the city of Brooklyn in 1950.
Primarily a residential suburb, in 1966 Brooklyn became the first community in the nation to mandate use of seatbelts in automobiles. It was also the first community to ban the use of non-hands free cell phones while driving. The city constructed the Brooklyn City Center at 7619 Memphis Ave. (housing the city court, police, and fire divisions) in the early 1970s, and in 1975 opened the Brooklyn Recreation Center at 7600 Memphis Ave. The Brooklyn Historical Society, founded in 1970, displays furniture and artifacts from the 1830s through the present, along with memorabilia pertaining to Brooklyn's township and city history. In 1994 the Plain Dealer opened a $200 million printing and distribution facility on Tiedeman Rd. adjacent to I-480 on Brooklyn's south side. John M. Coyne served as Brooklyn mayor for 52 years, from 1948-1999, the longest consecutive term of service by any mayor in the nation. Coyne's run was stopped by the current mayor Kenneth E. Patton.
[edit] Geography
Brooklyn is located at (41.435357, -81.744457)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 km² (4.3 mi²). 11.1 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.47%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,586 people, 5,348 households, and 3,171 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,045.2/km² (2,704.4/mi²). There were 5,521 housing units at an average density of 498.1/km² (1,288.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.66% White, 1.69% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population. The city's growth is stagnant; Brooklyn's population was estimated at 11,700 in 1995.
There were 5,348 households out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,046, and the median income for a family was $46,696. Males had a median income of $35,593 versus $29,433 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,127. About 5.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] See also
| North: Cleveland, Linndale |
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| West: Cleveland |
Brooklyn | East: Cleveland/Old Brooklyn |
| South: Parma |
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Bay Village | Beachwood | Bedford | Bedford Heights | Bentleyville | Berea | Bratenahl | Brecksville | Broadview Heights | Brook Park | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Heights | Chagrin Falls | Cleveland | Cleveland Heights | Cuyahoga Heights | East Cleveland | Euclid | Fairview Park | Garfield Heights | Gates Mills | Glenwillow | Highland Heights | Highland Hills | Hunting Valley | Independence | Lakewood | Linndale | Lyndhurst | Maple Heights | Mayfield | Mayfield Heights | Middleburg Heights | Moreland Hills | Newburgh Heights | North Olmsted | North Randall | North Royalton | Oakwood | Olmsted Falls | Orange | Parma | Parma Heights | Pepper Pike | Richmond Heights | Rocky River | Seven Hills | Shaker Heights | Solon | South Euclid | Strongsville | University Heights | Valley View | Walton Hills | Warrensville Heights | Westlake | Woodmere |
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