▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁that ▁newly ▁formed , ▁independent ▁black ▁den om ination ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁A ME ▁Church ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁den om ination ▁by ▁free ▁black s ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁its ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Brook lyn , ▁Illinois , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁Brook lyn ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Government ▁Brook lyn ▁has ▁an ▁elected ▁city ▁council ▁and ▁mayor . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁police ▁department ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁county ▁pro sec utor ▁as ▁having ▁“ g one ▁from ▁d ys function al ▁to ▁non function al .” ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 7 6 ▁people , ▁ 2 6 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 6 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 8 0 1 . 9 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 3 1 0 . 7 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 4 6 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 4 1 0 . 5 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 5 9 . 0 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁ 0 . 5 9 %