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Kings County, New York | |
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Coordinates: 40°37′29″N 73°57′8″W / 40.62472°N 73.95222°W / 40.62472; -73.95222 | |
Country | United States of America |
State | New York |
County | Kings (Coterminous) |
City | New York City |
Settled | 1634 |
Named for | Breukelen, Netherlands |
Government | |
• Type | Borough (New York City) |
• Borough President | Antonio Reynoso (D) — (Borough of Brooklyn) |
• District Attorney | Eric Gonzalez (D) — (Kings County) |
Area | |
• Total | 96.85 sq mi (250.85 km2) |
• Land | 69.38 sq mi (179.69 km2) |
• Water | 27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,736,074 |
• Density | 39,440/sq mi (15,230/km2) |
• Demonym | Brooklynite |
ZIP Code format | 112xx |
Website | Official Website of the Brooklyn Borough President |
Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It also covers the same area as Kings County. Brooklyn is New York City's second largest borough in land area (after Queens). As of 2020, about 2.7 million people live there. This is more than in any of the other four boroughs.