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Brooklyn is a borough of New York City and is coterminous with Kings County, making it the most populous county in New York State.

Brooklyn began with a Dutch settlement in 1636 on Gowanus Bay, was named Breuckelen in 1645 after a town in the Netherlands, became a village in 1816, and was chartered as a city in 1834.

The Battle of Long Island, fought in Brooklyn on August 27, 1776, was the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War and the first fought after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Brooklyn had a population of 2,736,074 in the 2020 Census, making it the most populous of New York City's five boroughs - if it were still an independent city, it would be among the largest in the United States, as it already was the nation's fourth-largest city in the 1890 Census.

Brooklyn voted to join New York City in the 1898 consolidation by a margin of only 277 votes, ending its six decades as an independent city.

Brooklyn has about 1,009,927 households with an average of 2.56 persons per household, according to the US Census Bureau.

The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened and connected Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River.

Prospect Park in Brooklyn, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux with construction beginning in 1866, covers 526 acres and was considered by its designers to be their masterpiece.

Fort Greene Park, established in 1847, was the first park in Brooklyn and was also designed with input from Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

Brooklyn is home to Coney Island, the historic seaside amusement district famous for the Cyclone roller coaster, the original Nathan's Famous hot dog stand, and the New York Aquarium.