THE BROOKLYN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Loess Prairies setting.
Brooklyn city has 1.38 square miles of land in Poweshiek County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Loess Prairies, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brooklyn and Poweshiek County
Brooklyn is associated with Poweshiek County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Brooklyn by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Brooklyn, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Poweshiek County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brooklyn city has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Malcom city (0.83 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

