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Brook Park, Ohio

Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,595 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland.

Brook Park became a city in 1960. The city attracted national attention when 21 Marines of the 3rd battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, 4th Marine division headquartered in the city were killed in combat in Iraq on August 1 and August 3, 2005. The unit lost 48 Marines during the course of the deployment. On August 5, the city government printed and distributed American flags for every household in the city to display on their windows. On August 8, thousands of citizens from throughout Northeast Ohio attended a memorial service to show their support for the fallen Marines. National, state and local politicians also voiced their mutual support for the families affected and for the ongoing support needed for all of the service members still involved in their mission overseas.

Thomas J. Coyne Jr. was re-elected mayor on November 5, 2013, after 12 years out of the office, which had been held by Mark J. Elliot. Coyne had been the Mayor of Brook Park from 1981 to 2002. Coyne is most known for the 2001 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport runway extension deal with then Mayor of Cleveland Michael R. White, which ceded Brook Park land including homes and the International Exposition Center (IX Center) to Cleveland in exchange for NASA Glenn Research Center and ten years of tax revenues from the IX Center.

Brook Park is located at 41°23′58″N 81°49′6″W / 41.39944°N 81.81833°W / 41.39944; -81.81833 (41.399550, −81.818423).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.53 square miles (19.50 km2), all land.

While Brook Park's official name has always been spelled as two words, it is sometimes mistakenly seen spelled as one word, which is the spelling of nearby Brookpark Road.

In 2016, 93.9% of residents spoke English, 1.8% Spanish, 1.2% German, and 0.6% Greek.

As of the 2020 census, Brook Park had a population of 18,595. The median age was 44.5 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males.

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