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Brookfield, Missouri

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brookfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64628. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Brookfield quadrangle. 4,111 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.

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Brookfield within Linn County

Population over time

2 figures

Brookfield fell from 4,542 to 4,111 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20104,542
20204,111-431 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

24 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Brookfield between 1992 and 2008, burning about 396 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 September 2005Naturalunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
6 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
26 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 May 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
17 May 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
30 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
22 April 2007Naturalunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Linn County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Brookfield: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bottomly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mcclintock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Morris QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Linn County

Storms near this place

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brookfield in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 1999Thunderstorm WindBrookfield$30,000Barn destroyed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindBrookfield$15,000Roof blown off a home.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindBrookfield$1,000Several large trees and power lines down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Multiple reports of downed limbs and wires north and west of Brookfield.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Downed limbs and wires in the Brookfield area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Downed tree and wires near Sunset Hill Road near Brookfield.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-About a mile to two miles south of the main tornado circulation widespread unidirectional wind damage occurred, likely as a result of a strong rear flank downdraft. This RFD wind was responsible for numerous damaged residences and outbuildings across Linn County.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Tree and powerline down in Brookfield.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Most of the roof to an automotive repair facility was blown off.
May 2020HailBrookfield-This report was received via social media.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Numerous trees of unknown size or condition were down across the area. A few powerlines were down as well.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Several broken tree branches were caused by 60 mph winds through Brookfield.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Several trees and tree limbs were reported down across Brookfield. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-An eight inch in diameter tree branch was blown down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2009Flash FloodBrookfield-High water was reported over several roads, making them impassable.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Trees up to 3 feet in diameter blown over.
May 2004Flash FloodBrookfield-Heavy rains produced running water over several roads.
August 2004Flash FloodBrookfield-Highway 36 and several city streets closed due to high water.
August 2004Flash FloodBrookfield-Water covering Routes P, M, B and Highway 36.
May 2002Flash FloodBrookfield-Flooding reported in town.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were downed.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-Trees were downed by strong winds in Brookfield.
March 2023HailBrookfield-no account filed
March 2023HailBrookfield-no account filed
October 2013HailBrookfield-no account filed
October 2013HailBrookfield-no account filed
April 2010HailBrookfield-no account filed
March 2009HailBrookfield-no account filed
March 2009HailBrookfield-no account filed
March 2009HailBrookfield-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-no account filed
March 2006HailBrookfield-no account filed
April 2006HailBrookfield-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-no account filed
June 2006HailBrookfield-no account filed
July 2006HailBrookfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBrookfield-no account filed
December 2002HailBrookfield-no account filed
March 2002HailBrookfield-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindBrookfield-no account filed
May 2002HailBrookfield-no account filed
August 2000HailBrookfield-no account filed
May 1996HailBrookfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Linn County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Saint Catharine4.3 miles11
Laclede4.9 miles11
Forker7.5 miles11
Marceline8.3 miles9
Linneus8.9 miles11
Snowdon (historical)9.6 miles11
Bucklin9.7 miles11
Johnstown9.7 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BrookfieldAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q962400The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735530. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.