Profile for Brooklyn, Iowa, IA

Former and merged names include:
· Brookland

Historic sites and museums: Brooklyn Historical Museum

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

Listed places near Brooklyn

Cemeteries (8)

Communities (3)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Brooklyn population
• Ancestry of people in Brooklyn
• Housing in Brooklyn
• Income in Brooklyn
• Marital status of adults in Brooklyn
• Place of birth of people in Brooklyn
• Residence in 1995, of people in Brooklyn
• School enrollment & education levels in Brooklyn
• Transportation & commute times in Brooklyn
• Poweshiek County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Iowa
• State data - Iowa
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Brooklyn demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Poweshiek County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 52211 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

39% of Brooklyn residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Brooklyn ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Brooklyn
• Cemeteries in Poweshiek County
• Libraries in or near Brooklyn

Post a query on a message board:

• Poweshiek County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Brooklyn museums
• Brooklyn historic sites
• Brooklyn area parks
• Wineries near Brooklyn

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Brooklyn area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Poweshiek County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Brooklyn
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Poweshiek County

• Brooklyn business guide
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Poweshiek County
• Arrests in Poweshiek County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Brooklyn was $18,315, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Poweshiek County economic census
• Poweshiek County economic summary
• Poweshiek County employment growth
• Poweshiek County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

14% of Brooklyn residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Brooklyn
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Brooklyn
• School districts in or near Brooklyn
• Yearbooks (old) of Iowa high schools

• Movies playing in or near Brooklyn

• Air pollution in Poweshiek County
• Diesel soot in Poweshiek County
• Land contamination in Poweshiek County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Poweshiek County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Brooklyn

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Brooklyn
• Geocaches in Iowa

• Brooklyn items now on sale

• Poweshiek County government
• Iowa state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Brooklyn medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Brooklyn
• Historic sites in Iowa
• Museums in or near Brooklyn
• Museums in Iowa
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Poweshiek County genealogy forum

Median rent in Brooklyn, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $331.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $694.

• Find Foreclosure in Brooklyn
• Homes for sale in the Brooklyn area
• Find a Brooklyn Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Iowa mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Iowa
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Brooklyn include Brooklyn Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Brooklyn

• Iowa library

• Get directions from Brooklyn
• Get directions to Brooklyn
• Census map of Brooklyn area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Iowa
• Topographic map of Brooklyn

• Daily newspapers in or near Brooklyn
• AM radio stations in or near Brooklyn
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Brooklyn
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Brooklyn
• TV stations in or near Brooklyn
• Media ownership in the Brooklyn area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Iowa

• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Brooklyn
• Search obituaries in Iowa
• Recent death notices - selected IA newspapers

• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Iowa
• Lions clubs in Iowa
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Brooklyn
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Brooklyn

• Parks near Brooklyn
• National forests in Iowa
• State parks in Iowa

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Brooklyn
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Iowa communities
• Photos of Iowa places
• Post cards of Iowa communities

Poweshiek County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Brooklyn political report.

• Poweshiek County Republican party
• Iowa Democratic party
• Iowa Republican party
• Iowa elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Brooklyn
• Total membership by faith, in Poweshiek County

• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Brooklyn workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Brooklyn include Sleep Inn Brooklyn.

• Brooklyn travel guide
• Airports near Brooklyn
• Hotels near Brooklyn
• Iowa tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Iowa
• Wildlife refuges in Iowa

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