Brooklyn Park, city, Hennepin County, southeastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis, near the Mississippi River; incorporated as a city 1969. Major manufactures include construction equipment, lumber, machinery, and electronic items. A community college is here. Settled in the 1840s, the community developed as an agricultural trade center. Population 43,332 (1980); 56,381 (1990); 67,388 (2000).
