Brooklyn is a village in Dane and Green counties in Wisconsin, United States.
The Dane County portion of Brooklyn is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Green County portion is part of the Monroe Micropolitan Statistical Area.
[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2), all of it land.
[4] The village straddles the boundary between the Sugar-Pecatonica river basin (Allen Creek and Middle Sugar River watershed) draining to the west, and Lower Rock river basin (Badfish Creek watershed) draining to the east.
Brooklyn has gained and maintained a population of young adults at an above-average rate.
[7] According to a 2017 case study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, young adults have cited Brooklyn's affordable housing, high-quality local schools, proximity to both Madison and Janesville, and "small-town feel" with a "sense of safety and community" as reasons why they had chosen to live in Brooklyn.
15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Smithfield Park contains a basketball court, a picnic pavilion, public lavatories with drinking fountains, and a playground.
The Beloit and Madison Railroad was built through the village in the 1800s before being acquired by the Chicago and North Western railway.