Welcome to Brookfield ...
The city of Brookfield is located in Waukesha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brookfield has a population of 39,155 people<2> (see below for details).
Brookfield is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brookfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookfield had an population of 39,155 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.31% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookfield had a population of 37,920 people (which is 9.72% of the total population of Waukesha County). This makes Brookfield the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Brookfield represents 0.67% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 37,920 people, the population of Brookfield decreased 1.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 38,649 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookfield.
Communities Also Named Brookfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Brookfield - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookfield.
Communities near Brookfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookfield.
- Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Oak Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Muskego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Mequon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - South Milwaukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 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 Brookfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookfield. 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 Brookfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield. See our Newspapers Page for Brookfield.
Adding Brookfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brookfield 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 Brookfield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Brookfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brookfield. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |