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Population (year 2000): 7,173. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,711 (+7.5% change)
Males: 3,709 (51.7%), Females: 3,464 (48.3%)
Windham County
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $49,756 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,700 (year 2000)
Races in Brooklyn:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: French (25.1%), English (16.4%),
Irish (16.0%), German (12.9%), French Canadian (11.0%), Italian
(9.4%).
Elevation: 280 feet
For population 25 years and over in Brooklyn
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brooklyn town
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 10.1%
3.6% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.8% North
America, 0.6% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brooklyn:
- DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PUTNAM, CT)
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 19 miles;
WILLIMANTIC, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brooklyn:
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 33 miles; GROTON NEW
LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 38 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brooklyn:
- DANIELSON (about 4 miles; DANIELSON, CT; ID: 5B3)
- TOUTANT (about 14 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
- WINDHAM (about 16 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brooklyn:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 21 miles; STORRS,
CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT
enrollment: 2,926)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 34 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
- CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT
enrollment: 2,563)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 35 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public high school in Brooklyn:
- BROOKLYN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER
(Students: 7; Location: ROUTE 6; Grades: 12 - 12)
Private high school in Brooklyn:
- LEARNING CLINIC INC (THE) (Students: 57;
Location: PO BOX 324; Grades: 4 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brooklyn:
- BROOKLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 554;
Location: 119 GORMAN RD.; Grades: PK - 04)
- BROOKLYN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 412;
Location: 119 GORMAN RD.; Grades: PK - 08)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 119 GORMAN ROAD; Grades:
PK - 12)
Library in Brooklyn:
- BROOKLYN TOWN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating
income: $121,817; Location: 10 CANTERBURY RD.; 21,218
books; 1,920 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)
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