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Population (year 2000): 1,717. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,632 (-5.0% change)
Males: 812 (47.3%), Females: 905 (52.7%)
White County
Zip code:
47923
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $41,422 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,900 (year 2000)
Races in Brookston:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.1%), United States
(14.6%), English (12.8%), Irish (12.1%), French (4.8%), Dutch
(4.3%).
Elevation: 674 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brookston
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brookston town
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brookston:
- WABASH VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN)
- LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LAFAYETTE,
IN)
- ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
LAFAYETTE, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brookston:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 50 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 60 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookston:
- WHITE COUNTY (about 10 miles; MONTICELLO, IN; ID:
MCX)
- DELPHI MUNI (about 15 miles; DELPHI, IN; ID: 1I9)
- BOYER FLIGHT PARK (about 21 miles; BURNETTSVILLE,
IN; ID: 7W7)
Amtrak station near Brookston:
- 13 miles: LAFAYETTE (DEPOT AT 200 NORTH ST.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brookston:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 66
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 73 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 74 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public primary/middle school in Brookston:
- FRONTIER ELEMENTARY (Students: 459; Location:
811 S RAILROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Brookston:
- BROOKSTON-PRAIRIE TWP PL (Operating income:
$135,825; Location: 111 W 2ND ST; 31,450 books; 1,011
audio materials; 1,846 video materials; 89 serial
subscriptions)
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