Brookings, South Dakota
city in and county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
Brookings is a city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and 22,056 people lived there at the 2010 census.[1] The mayor of Brookings is Tim Reed. Brookings was founded in 1883.[3] The city of Brookings was named after Wilmot Wood Brookings, a pioneer promoter.
City of Brookings | |
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 The court house in Brookings in 2007 | |
 Location of Brookings in the state of South Dakota | |
  City of Brookings | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 44°18′23″N 96°47′17″W / 44.30639°N 96.78806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Brookings |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim Reed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12 sq mi (31.1 km2) |
| • Land | 11.9 sq mi (30.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,056 |
| • Density | 1,655/sq mi (639/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-07580[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1254074[2] |
| Website | http://www.cityofbrookings.org/ |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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