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Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro area.

The community was named for two brooks forming an estate boundary.

The latitude of Brookline is 42.331N. The longitude is -71.121W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 121 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 57,107.

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Median household income

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$66,711

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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In the 1630s, shortly after the arrival of the Puritans, the land of what would become Brookline was farmland for residents of nearby Boston.

In 1705, Brookline was incorporated as a town.

Brookline began shifting to being a residential community, and away from an agricultural community, in the late-18th century and early-19th century. Wealthy Bostonians, like Senator George Cabot, purchased farms and built weekend and summer homes.

Transportation links into Boston, like the Boston-Worcester Turnpike that was completed in 1804, helped the city grow greatly.

In 1884, an electric trolley, one of the country's first, began operation on Beacon Street.

Known as the "town of millionaires" in the early 1900s.

In the 1700s and 1800s, the majority of the town's residents were German and Irish immigrants who had moved from Boston.At the beginning of the 20th century, a significant Jewish community began to call the town home. By the middle of the century, this would only increase as many Jews from Boston relocated to Brookline.

Public transportation: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 174. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· President John F. Kennedy
· Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect
· Amy Lowell, poet
· Barbara Walters, TV personality

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Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

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Historic sites and museums: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Museum of Transportation

Colleges and universities: Hebrew College, Newbury College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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