Brook Park, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Brook Park is a city in Pine County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 139 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota State Highways 23
and 107
are two of the main routes in the community.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 156 people, 57 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density
was 152.5 people per square mile (59.1/km²). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 59.7 per square mile (23.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.44% White and 2.56% African American.
There were 57 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples
living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,353. About 8.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
. A monument to the Brook Park victims of the fire is located in the town cemetery just southwest of town.
Pine County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 139 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota State Highways 23
Minnesota State Highway 23
Minnesota State Highway 23 is a state highway that stretches from southwest to northeast Minnesota. At in length, it is the second longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 1....
and 107
Minnesota State Highway 107
Minnesota State Highway 107 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 65 in Stanchfield Township near Braham and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 23 in Pine County near Brook Park.Highway 107 is in...
are two of the main routes in the community.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 156 people, 57 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 152.5 people per square mile (59.1/km²). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 59.7 per square mile (23.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.44% White and 2.56% African American.
There were 57 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $14,353. About 8.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
History
Founded as a lumber camp in the 1870s, Brook Park was incorporated as a township on April 18, 1894; and as a village on October 1, 1919. On September 1, 1894 the township and surrounding area were devastated in the Great Hinckley FireGreat Hinckley Fire
The Great Hinckley Fire was a major conflagration on September 1, 1894, which burned an area of at least 810 km² , perhaps more than 1000 km², including the town of Hinckley, Minnesota. The fire killed hundreds, with the minimum number estimated at 418. However, some scholars believe the...
. A monument to the Brook Park victims of the fire is located in the town cemetery just southwest of town.