Welcome to Brooklyn ...

The city of Brooklyn is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

The location of Brooklyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brooklyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

When the people of Brooklyn refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Brooklynite<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brooklyn has a population of 10,719 people<4> (see below for details).

Brooklyn is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Brooklyn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Brooklyn: (216)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brooklyn had an population of 10,719 people. This is a decrease of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brooklyn had a population of 11,169 people. This makes Brooklyn the county's 32nd most populous community.

The population of Brooklyn represents 0.1% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 160th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,169 people, the population of Brooklyn decreased 3.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,586 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brooklyn.

Communities Also Named Brooklyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 63 communities that are also named Brooklyn - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island (2), South Carolina (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brooklyn.

Communities near Brooklyn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brooklyn.

• Elyria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <6>
• Euclid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <6>
• Strongsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <6>
• Cleveland Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <6>
• North Ridgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <6>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Westlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <6>
• North Olmsted
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <6>
• North Royalton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <6>
• Garfield Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brooklyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brooklyn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brooklyn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn. See our Newspapers Page for Brooklyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brooklyn ...

Looking for more information about Brooklyn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brooklyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brooklyn.

Adding Brooklyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brooklyn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brooklyn was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Brooklyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brooklyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/