Brooklyn Township, Lincoln County, South Dakota

Brooklyn Township is a township

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

in Lincoln County

Lincoln County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,131 people, 8,782 households, and 6,665 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 9,131 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

, United States

United States

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, in the Sioux Falls metropolitan area

Sioux Falls metropolitan area

The Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in South Dakota, anchored by the city of Sioux Falls...

. Its population was 233 at the 2000 census.

Located in the southwestern corner of Lincoln County, Brooklyn Township borders the following other townships:

Delaware Township — north
Lincoln Township — northeasten corner
Pleasant Township — east
Prairie Township, Union County — southeastern corner
Glenwood Township, Clay County — south
Riverside Township, Clay County — southwestern corner
Centerville Township, Turner County — west
Turner Township, Turner County — northwestern corner

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