Brookings, South Dakota

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The city of Brookings is located in Brookings County and is the county seat.

Brookings is 500 feet [152.4 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Brookings lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Arkansas and Oregon have communities that are also named Brookings.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Brookings had a population of 18,504 people^<2> (or 65.4% of the total population of Brookings County). The population of Brookings represented 2.45% of the total of South Dakota, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Brookings had a population of 19,865 people. This is an increase of 7.36% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookings.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	935	5.75% decrease
	Bruce	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	260	4.41% decrease
	Bushnell	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	68	9.33% decrease
	Elkton	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	644	4.87% decrease
	Estelline	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	666	1.33% decrease
	Nunda	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	47	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Brookings.

Websites for Brookings

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The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Brookings. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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