Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings, South Dakota | |
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 The court house in Brookings in 2007 | |
| Nickname: Scoreboard Town | |
 Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota | |
  Brookings, South Dakota Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′08″N 96°47′10″W / 44.30222°N 96.78611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Brookings |
| Incorporated | 1883[1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 13.66 sq mi (35.38 km2) |
| • Land | 13.58 sq mi (35.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 23,377 |
| • Density | 1,721.30/sq mi (664.59/km2) |
| • Metro | 34,375 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 57006-57007 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-07580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267299[3] |
| Website | cityofbrookings-sd.gov |
Brookings is a city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and 23,377 people lived there at the 2020 census.[4] Brookings was founded in 1883.[5] The city of Brookings was named after Wilmot Wood Brookings, a pioneer promoter. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings. It is the largest university in the state.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookings, South Dakota
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Brookings city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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