Brooklyn, Illinois
Brooklyn | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage | |
Brooklyn in St. Clair County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′15″N 90°10′04″W / 38.65417°N 90.16778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | St. Clair |
| Founded | July 8, 1873 |
| Founded by | traditionally said to be Priscilla Baltimore |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 649 |
| • Density | 800.0/sq mi (308.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62059 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-08667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397466 |
| Website | thevillageofbrooklyn |
Brooklyn (popularly known as Lovejoy), is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brooklyn had a population of 649. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest majority-Black incorporated town in the United States, founded by freed and fugitive slaves and incorporated in 1873. Its motto is "Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage."