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46% of working residents work locally in Brookfield Township, against 13% in Missouri’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Brookfield City Lake, at 74 acres. We don’t grade Brookfield Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Brookfield Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 402 in 1870, a peak of 6,428 in 1930, 4,111 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 2 maps from 1946 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brookfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Brookfield Township.
Brookfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its public schools are run by Brookfield R-III. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 417 | B+ |
| Brookfield HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 269 | C+ |
| Brookfield MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 237 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brookfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 15 minutes, Brookfield Township’s average trip to work is below both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Brookfield Township’s median household income is $58,000. The top destinations are Brookfield (44%), Marceline (8%) and Chillicothe (6%).
| Brookfield Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brookfield Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Brookfield Township.
| Brookfield Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Brookfield Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookfield City Lake | — | 74 |
| 2. South Brookfield Park | 0.1 mi | 46 |
| 3. Graff Field Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Brookfield Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Brookfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Brookfield is a city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,111 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Brookfield Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellow Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marceline Township | #52 | A− | A+ | — | A+ | C− |
| Yellow Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Locust Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Marceline Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Brookfield Township, Yellow Creek Township, Jefferson Township, Yellow Creek Township and Locust Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brookfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Brookfield Township yet; the figures below are still real.