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Brooklyn

Brooklyn, is a village in , , United States. Located two miles north of and three miles northeast of downtown , , it is the oldest majority-Black incorporated town in the United States, founded by freed and fugitive slaves and incorporated in 1873.
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  • Type: Village with 649 residents
  • Description: village in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Brooklyn, IL”, “Brooklyn, Illinois”, “Lovejoy”, “Lovejoy, IL”, and “Lovejoy, Illinois”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Dome at America’s Center and Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Stadium
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
The Dome at America's Center is a multi-purpose stadium used for concerts, major conventions, and sporting events in , Missouri, United States. is situated 2 miles southwest of Brooklyn.

Bridge
Photo: Gamemaster10476, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a bridge across the in the United States between , and the city of .

Bridge
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a steel truss bridge across the . It connects northern portions of St. Louis, Missouri with . It opened in 1910, was taken out of service in 2001 due to disrepair, and reopened in 2007 after a major rehabilitation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venice and Madison.

Village
is a city in , , . The population was 1,498 at the 2020 census, down from 1,890 in 2010.

Hamlet
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . It is also a suburb of Greater St. Louis. The population was 3,171 at the 2020 census, down from 3,891 in 2010. is situated 2 miles north of Brooklyn.

Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bounded by Cass Avenue to the north, I-70 to the east, Tucker & North 13th Streets to the west, and Cole Street to the south. is situated 2 miles southwest of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Latitude
38.65718° or 38° 39′ 26″ north
Longitude
-90.16706° or 90° 10′ 1″ west
Population
649
Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)
Open location code
86CFMR4M+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151898567
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4234474
Wiki­data ID
Q2530039
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Brooklyn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بروكلين”
  • Basque: “Brooklyn”
  • Catalan: “Brooklyn”
  • Cebuano: “Brooklyn”
  • Chinese: “Brooklyn”
  • Chinese: “布魯克林 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “布魯克林”
  • Dutch: “Brooklyn”
  • French: “Brooklyn”
  • German: “Brooklyn”
  • Gilaki: “برۊکلین (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “برۊکلین”
  • Haitian: “Brooklyn, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Brooklyn”
  • Italian: “Brooklyn”
  • Ladin: “Brooklyn”
  • Mazanderani: “بروکلین (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “بروکلین”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Brooklyn”
  • Newari: “ब्रूकलीन (इलियोनोई)”
  • Newari: “ब्रूकलीन, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “ब्रूकलीन, इलियोनोई”
  • Polish: “Brooklyn”
  • Portuguese: “Brooklyn”
  • Russian: “Бруклин”
  • Serbian: “Бруклин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Brooklyn, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Brooklyn”
  • Swedish: “Brooklyn, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Brooklyn”
  • Ukrainian: “Бруклін”
  • Urdu: “بروکلین، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “بروکلین”
  • Vietnamese: “Brooklyn, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Brooklyn”
  • Volapük: “Brooklyn”
  • Welsh: “Brooklyn, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Brooklyn”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Civic Center and Brooklyn Christian Faith Center.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Brooklyn”. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.