Brooks is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States.

[2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Brooks as a census-designated place (CDP).

It is located about nine miles north of Salem near Oregon Route 99E on French Prairie.

[7] Brooks post office was established in 1871, about the time the railroad reached the community.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

[8] NORPAC, a fruit and vegetable processor, is the largest industrial property in Brooks.

[8] Reworld runs a waste-to-energy garbage burning facility in Brooks that handles municipal solid waste from around the county.

The Chemeketa Community College Brooks campus specializes in training of public safety students and professionals.