Map of Brooklyn village, Michigan

Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,206 at the 2010 census. It is located in the Irish Hills region of southern Michigan, just north of U.S. Route 12 along M-50. The village is located within Columbia Township.

The village is well known for its proximity to Michigan International Speedway, which is just south in Cambridge Township.

Brooklyn village overview:
Name:	Brooklyn village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Jackson County
Founded:	1832
Elevation:	991 ft (303 m)
Total Area:	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km²)
Land Area:	0.94 sq mi (2.43 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	1,313
Population Density:	1,399.79/sq mi (540.69/km²)
Area code:	517
FIPS code:	2611000
GNISfeature ID:	2397467

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History

The village was founded by Calvin Swain, who filed the first land claim on June 16, 1832 and named his settlement Swainsville. In a town meeting vote on August 5, 1836, the community elected to change the town’s name to Brooklyn. The town is named after Brooklyn, New York.

A sign marking Swain’s historical discovery currently stands in the town square.

The area was primarily a summer vacation spot for residents of metropolitan Detroit who owned cottages near lakes in the area. With the nearby additions of Interstate 94 in the late 1950s and Michigan International Speedway in the late 1960s, Brooklyn established a year-round population.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km), of which 1.01 square miles (2.62 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) (0.98%) is water.

Brooklyn is located in a portion of central lower Michigan known for its lush, rolling green landscapes in the Irish Hills area of Southeast Michigan, which contains scenic lakes surrounding Hayes State Park, Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve, and Cambridge Junction Historic State Park. The village is 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Jackson, 37 miles (60 km) southwest of Ann Arbor, 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Lansing and 60 miles (97 km) from Detroit.