Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings, South Dakota | |
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Main Avenue in downtown Brookings | |
| Nickname: Scoreboard Town | |
Location of Brookings, South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′7.74″N 96°47′10.72″W / 44.3021500°N 96.7863111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Brookings |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oepke "Ope" Niemeyer |
| • City manager | Paul M. Briseno |
| Area | |
| 14.035 sq mi (36.350 km2) | |
| • Land | 13.956 sq mi (36.146 km2) |
| • Water | 0.079 sq mi (0.205 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (506 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 23,377 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 24,312 |
| • Density | 1,742.03/sq mi (672.61/km2) |
| • Urban | 23,674 |
| • Metro | 35,980 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 57006, 57007 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-07580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267299 |
| Sales tax | 6.2% |
| Website | cityofbrookings-sd.gov |
Brookings is a city in and the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 23,377 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth most populous city in South Dakota, and was estimated to be 24,312 in 2023. It is home to South Dakota State University, the state's largest institution of higher education. Also in Brookings are the South Dakota Art Museum, the Children's Museum of South Dakota, the annual Brookings Summer Arts Festival, and the headquarters of several manufacturing companies and agricultural operations.