|
Country :
|
United States
|
|
State :
|
New York
|
|
County :
|
Kings (coterminous)
|
|
City :
|
New York City
|
|
Settled :
|
1634
|
|
Named for :
|
Breukelen, Netherlands
|
|
• Type :
|
Borough
|
|
• Borough President :
|
Eric Adams (D)— (Borough of Brooklyn)
|
|
• District Attorney :
|
Eric Gonzalez (D) — (Kings County)
|
|
• Total :
|
2,504,701[1]
|
|
• Land :
|
70.82 sq mi (183.4 km2)
|
|
• Water :
|
26 sq mi (70 km2)
|
|
Highest elevation[2] :
|
220 ft (70 m)
|
|
• Estimate (2020 [4]) :
|
2,648,452
|
|
• Density :
|
35,367.1/sq mi (13,655.3/km2)
|
|
• Demonym :
|
Brooklynite[3]
|
|
ZIP Code prefix :
|
112
|
|
Area codes :
|
718/347/929, 917
|
|
GDP (2018) :
|
US$91.6 billion[5]
|
|
Website :
|
www.brooklyn-usa.org
|