Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline is a city in Massachusetts. It is west of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2020 United States Census reported that Brookline's population is 63,191. The city was settled in 1638. Brookline was incorporated in 1705.

Town
Seal
Location as an Exclave of Norfolk County in Massachusetts
Brookline
Coordinates: 42°19′54″N 71°07′18″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
Region	New England
Settled	1638
Incorporated	1705
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
Area
• Total	6.8 sq mi (17.7 km2)
• Land	6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	50 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	63,191
• Density	9,292.8/sq mi (3,590.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	02445–02447, 02467
FIPS code	25-09175
GNIS feature ID	0619456
Website	www.brooklinema.gov

Notable people

• Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City
• Members of the Kennedy Family
  • John F. Kennedy, former President of the United States
  • Ted Kennedy, former United States Senator
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver
  • Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish
  • Rosemary Kennedy
  • Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
  • Patricia Kennedy
  • Robert F. Kennedy, former United States Senator and United States Attorney General
  • Jean Kennedy Smith
• Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Presidential election Democratic candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts
• Mike Wallace, former journalist

Brookline, Massachusetts Media

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  1858 map of north-central Norfolk County, showing Brookline (upper left) along with Dorchester, Roxbury and West Roxbury, all three of which were later annexed by Boston

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  Overlooking Leverett Pond in Olmsted Park from the Brookline side

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  Brookline Village MBTA D-Train stop

Other websites

• Official website