About Brook Park
AREA: 8.8 Square Miles
POPULATION: 19,212 (per the 2010) census
LOCATION: 14 Minutes from downtown Cleveland via 1-71
TRANSPORTATION: Regional Transit Authority- Rapid Transit System
SCHOOLS: Brookpark Memorial Elementary School, Brookview Elementary
School, Ford Middle School, Berea High School, Midpark High School, Polaris
Vocation School
LIBRARY: Brook Park Branch
CHURCHES:
Redeemer
Lutheran Church,
Bereapark Assembly
of God, Brook Park Community Church,
Abram Creek Baptist Church,
Mary Queen of Apostles Catholic
Church, United Methodist Church,
Brook Park Community Church
of the Brethren
HOSPITAL: Southwest General Health Center
RECREATION: Recreation Center offers 2 pools, water park, basketball,
indoor track, conference rooms, senior citizens arts & craft facilities.
Programs include softball, tennis, soccer, basketball volleyball & football
etc.
UTILITIES: Dominion East Ohio Gas, Illuminating Company,
Cleveland Water Department
ORGANIZATIONS: Civic, Religious, Fraternal & Political
NEWSPAPERS: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Sun News Paper (local weekly)
GOVERNMENT: Mayor, President of Council, and Seven Members of Council
(four ward councilmen, three council-at-large). Clerk of Council appointed.