Brooklyn, Iowa
city in Iowa, United States
Brooklyn is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. It is located just off U.S. Route 6 and a few miles north of Interstate 80. Near the center of town, Brooklyn boasts a large display of flags from each of the fifty states, branches of the military, and a smattering of other sources. The city bills itself as "Brooklyn: Community of Flags."
Geography
Brooklyn is located at 41°43′56″N 92°26′37″W (41.732093, −92.443531).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,502 people, 611 households, and 399 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,142.5 inhabitants per square mile (441.1/km2). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 495.9 per square mile (191.5/km2).
The median age in the city was 38.4 years.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Brooklyn, Iowa” as city in Iowa, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Iowa, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1944898. VIAF identifies the subject as 132986674. The Library of Congress control number is nr2001047580. Authority coordinates are 41.732, -92.444. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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This entry incorporates text from “Brooklyn, Iowa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.