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Outdoors in Brooklyn
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About Brooklyn
Village in Illinois, United StatesBrooklyn (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."
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Work & commute in Brooklyn
Full picture →Most working residents leave Brooklyn for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are St. Louis (19%), East St. Louis (11%) and Belleville (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Brooklyn
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Brooklyn
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Brooklyn
Full climate →Brooklyn has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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