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Our Community
Our council serves "The Brooklyns", Brooklyn
Center and Brooklyn Park in east central
Minnesota. This is an area in the northeast
part of Hennepin County which is a part of
the near-northside suburbs of the city of
Minneapolis. The eastern border of both
cities is formed by the Mississippi River.
The
earliest permanent homesteaders came to the
area in 1852. Settlers coming a few years
later from Jackson County in southern
Michigan, chose the name Brooklyn from the
name of a village in that area.
At the
same time Minnesota was becoming a state in
1858, Brooklyn Township had its political
beginnings. The village of Brooklyn Center
was eventually incorporated in 1911. Formed
from the large area remaining of Brooklyn
Township, Brooklyn Park was incorporated in
1954 with a population of about 4,000
residents.
Early
settlers found the black sandy loam of
Brooklyn Township ideal for growing potatoes
and other vegetables. For many years the
area was one of small "garden-farms". This
continued until the Twin Cities suburban
development gradually swept across the area.
Today Brooklyn Center is home
to about 30,000 people and Brooklyn Park has
about 70,000 residents
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