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History · Brookfield

Half of Brookfield’s homes were built after 2004

Most of Brookfield was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brookfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brookfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Brookfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brookfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Brookfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within White Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Brookfield had a population of 727.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 675 to 727 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Brookfield

Nobody well known was born in Brookfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ernest SchellingAmerican conductor · b. 1876
Ely MooreAmerican congressman for New York · b. 1798
Everett KentAmerican politician · b. 1888
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Carl Henry HoffmanAmerican politician · b. 1896
Henry S. HarrisAmerican politician · b. 1850
Philip JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1818
Stories next door

History across the town line

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Belvidere1 historic placeA+White TownshipIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →