Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline, Massachusetts
Town
Brookline Village Brookline Village
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
Settled	1638
Incorporated	1705
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
Area
• Total	Template:Infobox settlement/impus
• Land	Template:Infobox settlement/impus
• Water	Template:Infobox settlement/impus
Elevation	Template:Infobox settlement/impus
Population  (2010)
• Total	58,732
• Density	Template:Infobox settlement/impus
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	02445, 02446, 02447, 02467
Area code(s)	617 / 857
FIPS code	25-09175
GNIS feature ID	0619456
Website	www.brooklinema.gov/

Brookline is a city in Massachusetts. It is west of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2010 United States Census reported that Brookline's population is 58,732. The city was settled in 1638. Brookline was incorporated in 1705.

Notable people

• Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City
• Members of the Kennedy Family
  • John F. Kennedy, former President of the United States
  • Ted Kennedy, former United States Senator
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver
  • Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish
  • Rosemary Kennedy
  • Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
  • Patricia Kennedy
  • Robert F. Kennedy, former United States Senator and United States Attorney General
  • Jean Kennedy Smith
• Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Presidential election Democratic candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts
• Mike Wallace, former journalist