Didn’t Nicholas Queen’s family raise a Roman Catholic Church near Brooklyn Park in 1722? That church then morphed into St. Francis de Sales Parish in 1908. Welcome to Brooklyn Park. It is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Brooklyn Park had a population of 14373 in 2010. In 2020 the population was 16112.
Brooklyn Park is located on the northern edge of Anne Arundel County. It borders the city of Baltimore along its southern boundary of 1919. Interstate 695 also borders the CDP to the south. Maryland Route 648 borders it to the west. The Patapsco River forms the Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County boundary to the northwest.
The CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles. 4.2 square miles is land. 0.077 square miles is water. The water consists largely of the Patapsco River and associated wetlands.
To the north of Brooklyn Park are the older Baltimore city neighborhoods. These include Brooklyn Curtis Bay and several smaller communities that are now defunct. To the northeast is the Baltimore County community of Baltimore Highlands. To the west is Linthicum. To the south are Ferndale and Glen Burnie.
The Brooklyn Park CDP is composed of several smaller neighborhoods. These include old Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Heights and Arundel Village. Other neighborhoods are Roland Terrace Arundel Gardens and Pumphrey.
Brooklyn Park has many different types of buildings. There are schools and senior centers. A History of Brooklyn Curtis Bay was published in September 1976. It celebrated the American Bicentennial. Members of the Brooklyn Curtis Bay Historical Committee wrote it.
As of the census of 2000 there were 10938 people in Brooklyn Park. There were 4093 households and 2910 families. The population density was 3701.0 inhabitants per square mile. There were 4311 housing units at an average density of 1458.7 per square mile.
The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.15% White 4.21% African American 0.48% Native American 1.50% Asian 0.04% Pacific Islander 0.58% from other races and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 4093 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18. 50.2% were married couples living together. 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present. 28.9% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals. 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the CDP the population was spread out. 24.9% were under the age of 18. 8.0% were from 18 to 24. 28.9% were from 25 to 44. 22.2% were from 45 to 64. 16.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was 42207 dollars. The median income for a family was 50496 dollars. Males had a median income of 33476 dollars versus 26316 dollars for females. The per capita income for the CDP was 18582 dollars. About 6.6% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line. 13.5% of those were under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
By the 2010 census the local population had grown and changed substantially. In 2010 Brooklyn Park had 14373 people 5158 households and 3634 families. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.8% White 18.6% African American 6% Latino and 3.4% Asian. Some Latinos had responded as both Latino and white.
Brooklyn Park continues to evolve. It offers a blend of history community and modern living.