Brooklyn Park is a suburban city upon the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from (north of) downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 86,478 at the 2020 census. The city still has undeveloped home and farms, including the historic Eidem Homestead, a 1900s full of zip farm that is a popular tourist similarity for families and moot field trips. Brooklyn Park is considered both a second- and third-tier suburb of Minneapolis, because much of the home north of 85th Avenue was developed after 2000.

WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jesse Ventura served as mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1991 to 1995. He was elected officer of Minnesota in the 1998 election upon a third-party ticket and served as governor from 1999 to 2003.

Brooklyn Park is listed as a “Tree City USA” and is home to 47 miles (76 km) of trails and 67 parks, including Rush Creek Regional Trail and the northern section of Palmer Lake Park. The city is in addition to known for the West Coon Rapids Dam, on the west side of the Mississippi River. Rasmussen University, North Hennepin Community College and a campus of Hennepin Technical College are in the city.

Settlers from Michigan formally organized town organization in 1858 and named the Place after their hometown of Brooklyn, Michigan. Formerly Brooklyn Township, the township split in 1911 next the southeast community incorporated into Brooklyn Center. Brooklyn Township incorporated as the Village of Brooklyn Park in 1954, and incorporated as a city in 1969.