Brooklyn Center Wedding

Brooklyn Center is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6 km (8.3 mi). 20.6 km (7.9 mi) of it is land and 1.0 km (0.4 mi) of it (4.80%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,172 people, 11,430 households, and 7,383 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,418.6/km (3,672.0/mi). There were 11,598 housing units at an average density of 564.0/km (1,459.9/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 71.39% White, 14.09% African American, 0.87% Native American, 8.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.

There were 11,430 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.