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Population (year 2000): 1,062. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,009 (-5.0% change)
Males: 506 (47.6%), Females: 556 (52.4%)
Newton County
Zip code:
47922
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $34,881 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,500 (year 2000)
Races in Brook:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
- Hispanic (8.7%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.5%), English (14.1%),
United States (13.9%), Irish (8.4%), Dutch (4.3%), Polish
(3.3%).
Elevation: 646 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brook
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brook town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 7.6%
5.7% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+16.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brook:
- JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RENSSELAER,
IN)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35
miles; HOOPESTON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brook:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 48 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 51 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brook:
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 9 miles; KENTLAND, IN; ID: 50I)
- JASPER COUNTY (about 15 miles; RENSSELAER, IN; ID:
RZL)
- LAKE VILLAGE (about 21 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, IN; ID:
C98)
Amtrak station near Brook:
- 16 miles: RENSSELAER (619 N. CULLEN ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brook:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 47 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 47 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
Library in Brook:
- BROOK-IROQUOIS TWP PL (Operating income:
$151,640; Location: 100 W MAIN ST; 20,256 books; 364
audio materials; 1,446 video materials; 70 serial
subscriptions)
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