Brooklyn Park MN Real Estate

Brooklyn Park, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in the northwest section of Hennepin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Metropolitan area sixth-largest in the state. Brooklyn Park real estate occupies approximately 17,020 acres, 27 square miles, bounded on the south by Brooklyn Center, Crystal and New Hope, Champlin on the north, and Maple Grove and Osseo on the west. Brooklyn Park  real estate is about 85 percent developed, with the next area of growth under development north of Highway 610. Brooklyn Park is easily accessible (about 10 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis) via I-694, Hwy. 10, County Rd. 81, Hwy. 169 and Hwy. 252. Access to Brooklyn Park has been improved with Hwy. 610, a four-lane freeway linking the city to I-35W in Blaine. Eventually, 610 through Brooklyn Park will connect with I-94 in Maple Grove. Brooklyn Park has approximately 72,525 people as of 2005, up from 67,388 counted in the 2000 Census.