| About Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs
of New York City with
about 2.5 million inhabitants. Were it still a city,
and not only a borough, it would be the fourth-largest
city in the United States after New
York City itself, Los
Angeles and Chicago.
An independent city prior to 1898, Brooklyn developed
out of the small Dutch-founded town of "Breuckelen"
on the East River shore, named after Breukelen in the
Netherlands.
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Living in Brooklyn
People of Brooklyn - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 2,465,326 people, 880,727 households,
and 583,922 families residing in the County. The population
density is 13,480/km² (34,920/mi²). There
are 930,866 housing units at an average density of 5,090/km²
(13,180/mi²). The racial makeup of the County is
41.20% White, 36.44% Black or African American, 0.41%
Native American, 7.54% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander,
10.08% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more
races. 19.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino
of any race. 34.7% of the population are Whites not
of Hispanic origins.
In the 2000 Census, the following percentages of Brooklyn
residents self-reported these European ancestries:
* Italian: 9.41%
* Irish: 3.70%
* German: 1.81%
* English: 1.19%
According to an estimate of the U.S. Census Bureau,
population increased to 2,475,290 in 2004.
"Three boys and 'A Train' graffiti in Brooklyn's
Lynch Park in New York City. The inner city today is
an absolute contradiction to the main stream America
of gas stations, expressways, and tract homes. It is
populated by Blacks, Latins, and the white poor. Most
of all the inner city environment is human beings as
beautiful and threatened as the 19th century buildings."
Brooklyn, New York, New York, July 1974
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"Three boys and 'A Train' graffiti in Brooklyn's
Lynch Park in New York City. The inner city today is
an absolute contradiction to the main stream America
of gas stations, expressways, and tract homes. It is
populated by Blacks, Latins, and the white poor. Most
of all the inner city environment is human beings as
beautiful and threatened as the 19th century buildings."
Brooklyn, New York, New York, July 1974
Of its 880,727 households 33.3% have children under
the age of 18 living in them, 38.6% are married couples
living together, 22.3% have a female householder with
no husband present, and 33.7% are non-families. Of all
households 27.8% are made up of individuals and 9.8%
have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or
older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average
family size is 3.41.
In the County the population is spread out with 26.9%
under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from
25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For
every 100 females there are 88.4 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the County is
$32,135, and the median income for a family is $36,188.
Males have a median income of $34,317 versus $30,516
for females. The per capita income for the County is
$16,775. 25.1% of the population and 22.0% of families
are below the poverty line. Out of the total population,
34.0% of those under the age of 18 and 21.5% of those
65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Brooklyn is politically organized as 18 Community
Boards :
1 : Flushing Avenue, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside,
and Southside
2 : Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Fort
Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Fulton Ferry, and Clinton
Hill
3 : Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights, and Ocean
Hill
4 : Bushwick and Ridgewood
5 : East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New
Lots, City Line, and Starrett City
6 : Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus,
and Cobble Hill
7 : Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace
8 : Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville
9 : Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Wingate
10 : Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Fort Hamilton
11 : Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, and Bensonhurst
12 : Boro Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, and Midwood
13 : Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend,
and Seagate
14 : Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, and Ocean Parkway
15 : Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen
Beach, Kings Highway, East Gravesend, Madison, Homecrest,
and Plum Beach
16 : Brownsville and Ocean Hill
17 : East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby,
Erasmus and Ditmas Village
18 : Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands,
Marine Park, Georgetown, and Mill Island
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