Brookview is a town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.

[1] Each member of the town council is elected by voters to a three-year term in office.

[1] The now deceased Richard E. Sullivan had previously served as mayor of the town since 1996 and was recognized at the 2017 Annual Maryland Municipal League Summer Conference as a long-serving mayor of over 25 years.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), all land.

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 8.3% of families and 14.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.