Census Data for Brooklyn
As far as we can tell, Brooklyn has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Brooklyn, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- New Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
- New Augusta is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <2>
- Purvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Purvis is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
- Wiggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Stone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <2>
- Lumberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <2>
- Petal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Petal is located in Forrest County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
- McLain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Poplarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
- Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <2>
- Richton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
- Richton is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <2>
Forrest County ...
Brooklyn is located in Forrest County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Forrest County.
Miscellaneous Information for Brooklyn ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Forrest County or the community of Brooklyn:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 28 (Mississippi)
- County Code: 035 (Forrest County)
- Place Code: 08900 (Brooklyn)
- State & County Code: 28/035 (Mississippi / Forrest County)
- State & Place Code: 28/08900 (Mississippi / Brooklyn)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Brooklyn is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page 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 Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |