Brookfield Center, also referred to as simply Brookfield, is an

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and

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in central Brookfield Township,

Trumbull County Trumbull County is a County (United States), county in the far northeast portion of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 201,977. Its county seat is Warren, Ohio, Warren, which developed indust ...

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, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

History

Brookfield Center was

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ted in 1806, with land for the central green set aside.

Geography

Brookfield Center is located at (41.240056, -80.559992). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.9 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,207 people living in 581 households in the CDP. The

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was 163.1/km² (416.2/mi²). There were 581 housing units at an average density of 78.5/km² (200.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.8%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% from some other race, and 0.3% from two or more races. There were 543 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were

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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.245 and the average family size was 2.74. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 20, 9.6% from 20 to 29, 8.6% from 30 to 39, 14.5% from 40 to 49, 17.4% from 50 to 59, 15.8% from 60 to 69, 9.0% from 70 to 79, and 7.8% who were over 80 years old. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The mean household income for 2014 in the CDP was $65,021. The median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers was $47,417 versus $24,514 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,310. About 3.9% of the population was below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brookfield Center is served by the Brookfield Local Schools district. The current schools serving Brookfield Center include: * Brookfield Elementary/Middle School – grades K-4 * Brookfield Middle School – grades 5-8 * Brookfield High School – grades 9-12

External links

Brookfield Township WebsiteBrookfield Local SchoolsBrookfield Police DepartmentBrookfield Fire DepartmentBrookfield Township Historical Society

References

{{Trumbull County, Ohio Census-designated places in Trumbull County, Ohio 1806 establishments in Ohio