ZIP Code 62059
About Lovejoy
Brooklyn is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brooklyn had a population of 649. Located two miles north of East St. Louis, Illinois and three miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, it is the oldest majority-Black incorporated town in the United States, founded by freed and fugitive slaves and incorporated in 1873. Its motto is "Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage."
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
811
population
$37,656
median household income
1,234
people / sq mi
$37,200
median home value
$950
median gross rent
29.1
median age
366
housing units
275
households
0.7
land area (sq mi)