Brooks, Louisiana

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Baton Rouge. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the southeast of Brooks and has a population of 227,818 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lafayette. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the southwest of Brooks and has a population of 110,257 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baker	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	13,360	3.14% decrease
	Breaux Bridge	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	8,047	10.52% increase
	Broussard	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,767	32.23% increase
	Carencro	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,653	8.71% increase
	Denham Springs	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	10,308	17.71% increase
	Gonzales	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	9,390	15.13% increase
	Marksville	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,684	2.65% increase
	Opelousas	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	23,220	1.57% increase
	Plaquemine	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,751	4.43% decrease
	Port Allen	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,984	5.57% decrease
	Saint Gabriel	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	5,560	0.83% increase
	Saint Martinville	SW	46 mi [74 km]	7,024	0.5% increase
	Scott	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	9,010	14.49% increase
	Ville Platte	W	46 mi [74 km]	8,190	0.55% increase
	Zachary	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	14,252	26.4% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brownfields	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Fordoche	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	941	0.86% increase
	Grosse Tete	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	632	5.67% decrease
	Jackson	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,933	4.77% decrease
	Krotz Springs	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	1,271	4.27% increase
	Livonia	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,350	0.82% increase
	Maringouin	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,193	5.47% decrease
	Melville	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,384	0.58% increase
	Morganza	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	614	6.83% decrease
	New Roads	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	4,746	4.43% decrease
	Palmetto	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	184	2.13% decrease
	Rosedale	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	726	3.59% decrease
	Saint Francisville	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,500	12.38% decrease
	Slaughter	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	985	2.57% decrease
	Tristian Village	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---

Pointe Coupee Parish

Brooks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Pointe Coupee: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.

While not sharing a border with Pointe Coupee, the parishes of East Feliciana and Wilkinson (MS) are close to Brooks.

Below are parishes/counties that are near Brooks (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these parishes/counties, we also show the community that is closest to Brooks:

	Parish/County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Brooks
	Avoyelles Parish	NW	Cason	22 miles [35 km]
	Concordia Parish	N	Point Breeze	23 miles [37 km]
	East Baton Rouge Parish	SE	Port Hickey Landing	12 miles [19 km]
	East Feliciana Parish	E	Delombre	12 miles [19 km]
	Iberville Parish	S	Maringouin	16 miles [25 km]
	Livingston Parish	E	Plainview	33 miles [53 km]
	Saint Helena Parish	E	Grangeville	38 miles [61 km]
	Saint Landry Parish	W	Melville	15 miles [24 km]
	Saint Martin Parish	SW	Atchafalaya	29 miles [46 km]
	West Baton Rouge Parish	SE	Arbroth	12 miles [19 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana<3>

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