BrooksMN
A town of 133, settled in 1904.
133 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brooks. Another town gets a different order.
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Brooks
Most working residents leave Brooks for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (25%), Oklee (19%) and Red Lake Falls (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Brooks has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Brooks is
Brooks beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Brooks | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
0% of Brooks is conserved land
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooks City Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
100% of working residents leave Brooks for work
Where Brooks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brooks
City in Minnesota, United States
Brooks is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1904
- Population
- 117
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,129 ft
- ZIP code
- 56715
- Area code
- 218