Brooklyn
(Reguidit frae Brooklyn, New York)
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Brooklyn (/ˈbrʊklɪn/) is the maist populous o New York Ceety's five burghs, wi approximately 2.5 million residents,[1] an the seicont-lairgest in aurie. Syne 1896, Brooklyn haes haed the same boondaries as Kings County, which is nou the maist populous coonty in New York State an the seicont-maist densely populatit coonty in the Unitit States, efter New York County (Manhattan).[2] It is the wastmaist coonty on Long Island.
Brooklyn | |
|---|---|
Burgh o New York Ceety | |
| Kings County | |
 View o Brooklyn Bridge an Downtown Brooklyn | |
| Eik-name(s): BK, Crooklyn | |
 Location o Brooklyn shown in orange | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′29″N 73°57′8″W / 40.62472°N 73.95222°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | New York |
| Coonty | Kings |
| Ceety | New York Ceety |
| Settled | 1634 |
| Named for | Breukelen, Netherlands |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Burgh (New York Ceety) |
| • Burgh Preses | Marty Markowitz (D) — (Borough of Brookyn) |
| • District Attorney | Charles Hynes — (Kings County) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251.0 km2 (96.90 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 182.9 km2 (70.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 68.1 km2 (26.29 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,504,700 |
| • Density | 14,037/km2 (36356/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Brooklynite |
| Postal Code | 112 + two digits |
| Area code(s) | 347, 718, 917, 929 |
| Website | www.Brooklyn-USA.org |
References
eedit- ↑ 2010 Census pop est
- ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000" Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2007