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Brookfield, Missouri - “A
Great Place to Land!”
Contact the Chamber
office at 660-258-7255 or by email
to request a full-color brochure,
including a map of Linn County and a Brookfield Street Index, or an
interactive CD on Brookfield, Missouri.
Brookfield
Profile
Brookfield, Missouri, is proud to extend to you this invitation to visit our
community and enjoy the features that make it a great place to live, work,
and expand your business. You will find the friendly atmosphere of
Brookfield peaceful and productive as a place to live, play, and work.
Brookfield has much to offer, and the surrounding countryside allows a quick
retreat from the hustle of your work day.
 Location:
Brookfield, with a population of 4,769 was founded in 1859 and is located in
north central Missouri, 99 miles east of St. Joseph and 118 miles northeast
of Kansas City, Missouri.
Quality of Life:
Brookfield possesses a variety of housing opportunities and recreational
facilities such as parks, lakes, a golf course, swimming pool, and a new YMCA.
The Brookfield school district is located on one campus and includes a
vocational technical school and a newly constructed child development
center.
Transportation:
Railroad - the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe provides a mainline between
Chicago and Kansas City. Truck Lines - Film Delivery Service, Merchants
Delivery, and all major truck lines provide carrier service to the area.
Utilities:
Abundant electric power from Ameren UE and Rural Electric Cooperatives
provide adequate reserve power for manufacturing interest. Natural gas is
supplied by Empire District Gas.
Economy:
The economy is well balanced, providing a good supply of hard working,
dependable workers.
Industry:
The industrial park, offering convenient access to Highway 36, contains 85
acres of land. The Industrial Development Authority, established in 1979,
has the capability to issue tax exempt bonds.
Recreation
Brookfield residents maintain a healthy spirit by taking advantage of the
wide variety of recreational facilities available to them in the area. These
include the Brookfield Country Club (golfing, boating, fishing, and
swimming) and the Brookfield Bowl. We have a modern swimming facility and 11
municipal parks located throughout the city.
 Brookfield's
close proximity to General John J. Pershing State Park, Fountain Grove
Wildlife Areas, Swan Lake Wildlife Refuge, Thomas Hill and Long Branch
Lakes, allow visitors and residents a wide variety of choices for hunting,
camping, boating, and fishing.
Pershing State
Park is a short, 10-minute drive from downtown Brookfield and is known
nationally for the Pershing Balloon
Derby, an event held annually that attracts hundreds of hot-air
balloonists and spectators from all over the nation. Pershing is equipped
with camping sites, playgrounds, fishing spots, restroom facilities, and
shelter houses.
Fountain Grove
wildlife area is the oldest waterfowl area in the state of Missouri. It has
been in operation for 35 years and is used primarily as a winter feeding and
habitat area for migrating water fowl. Public hunting, fishing, hiking, and
sight-seeing are frequent pastimes at Fountain Grove.
 Swan
Lake Refuge in Sumner, Missouri, is just 14 miles from Brookfield and is
known as "The Wild Goose Capital of the World." The 10,670 acres
attract over 200,000 Canadian geese each year.
Thomas Hill Lake
is a 4,400-acre lake located 35 minutes from Brookfield. Fishing is a
favorite pastime at Thomas Hill, but skiing and other water sports are also
enjoyed there. Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, and Channel Cat are found in most of
the Brookfield area lakes. Long Branch Lake is located 25 miles east of
Brookfield. Camping, fishing, skiing, and water sports are some of the
activities enjoyed there. Large mouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead, Blue
Catfish, Bluegill, and Walleye are the game fish found at Long Branch Lake.
General John J.
Pershing's boyhood home is located in Laclede, Missouri, which is five miles
west of Brookfield. General Pershing, the highest ranking military officer
in U.S. history, and General of the armies after World War I, lived in
Laclede from age six (1866) until 1882, when he left for West Point Military
Academy.
 Locust
Creek Covered Bridge is six miles west of Brookfield and one mile north of
U.S. 36. Follow the markers placed along the route to the site of the
footbridge. One of the last remaining covered bridges in the state, Locust
Creek Covered Bridge is 151 feet long and was once part of the U.S.
Transcontinental Highway. Built in 1868, the bridge lost its usefulness when
Locust Creek was rerouted and the creek bed under the bridge was left dry.
The bridge was declared a state historic site in May, 1968, and was placed
on the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1970. A footbridge over
Higgin's Ditch, located 1/4 mile from the bridge, was opened October 21,
1989. The bridge is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Parks and Historic Sites.
 Walt
Disney's boyhood home is located in Marceline, Missouri, 10 miles east of
Brookfield. In 1906, the city received its most famous resident, Walt
Disney, who moved at the age of six with his family to a farm outside of
town. In 1910, the Disney family moved on to Kansas City, but Walt and Roy,
even after becoming famous as cartoon and movie makers, remembered their
fond experience in Marceline and returned for dedication ceremonies at the
Walt Disney Elementary School (which Walt graced with cartoon characters
from his Disney Studio) and Disney Park Municipal Swimming Pool. Disney
always spoke highly of Marceline and attributed his life-long belief in
small-town American values and his fascination with barnyard animal chargers
to his experience in Marceline.
Community
Facilities
Brookfield has ample water supplies to support new industry. The
state-approved water plant currently operates at 48% capacity which leaves
plenty of room for expansion. Brookfield's city reservoir serves as the
source for the city water supplies. The city's wastewater treatment
facilities consist of a 4-cell lagoon and a 3-cell lagoon. It operates at
approximately 50%.
 The
Brookfield High School is the largest high school in Linn County. The
facility is excellent and offers technological skills and quality
educational programs. Multiple curricular choices and activities are offered
such as football, softball, drama, wrestling, boys and girls basketball,
band, boys and girls golf, track, cheerleading, and dance team. The
Brookfield R-III elementary school has approximately 500 students in
Kindergarten through 5th grade. Student/teacher ratios are maintained around
20 students per classroom teacher. All classrooms are Internet accessible,
and electronic white boards have been added to every classroom in grades two
through five. We also have the largest Middle School in Linn County, as well
as an Early Childhood Center and the Brookfield Area Career Center.
Brookfield's low
crime rate can be a great benefit to your business. The nuisance and cost of
property destruction through crime is kept under control by its experienced
police force. Brookfield has a volunteer fire department which allows the
city to be classified as a Class Six city by the fire insurance
underwriters. These items combine to help make Brookfield a safe place to
live and work.
 Our
public library is located at 102 East Boston and offers many services and a
children's library. Call them at 660-258-7439, email
them, or visit their web
site to learn more about the Brookfield Public Library.
North Central
Missouri Regional Airport is located north of Highway 36 between Brookfield
and Marceline. A full-service airport facility that offers aviation gas and
jet fuel, it features a full-length taxiway, over 4000-plus feet of runway,
24-hour fuel service, hangers, and a pilot's lounge.
Health care
services include Brookfield Physical Therapy, Life Care Center of
Brookfield, Linn County Health Department, McLarney
Manor skilled
nursing facility, Pershing
Health Systems, Premier Eyecare Associates, and Tiffany Home Care.
Pershing Health Systems provides a full range of primary and secondary
diagnostic and treatment services while affiliating with respected tertiary
medical centers for more advanced diagnosis and treatments. The facility is
a licensed 57-bed acute care facility which received "Critical
Access" designation in July, 2001.
 The
Linn County Humane Society's new facility is on South Highway 11 in Brookfield.
The shelter is open Sunday through Saturday, seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to
11 a.m. & 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Adoption days are Wednesday from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Shelter phone number is 660-258-3322.
Communication
systems available in Brookfield include the network of the ATT/SBC, Western
Union, Cable Television, a three times a week newspaper, local radio
station, and up-to-date internet access. These systems provide you with
quick connections to your market areas.
Contact
the Chamber office at 660-258-7255 or by email
to request a full-color brochure,
including a map of Linn County and a Brookfield Street Index, or an
interactive CD on Brookfield, Missouri.
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