Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The station was named for early settler Linus Brooks, who came to Oregon from Illinois in 1850. The community did not grow appreciably and it never incorporated. leading south to Salem and northeast to Woodburn.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brooks CDP has a total area of , all land.

As of the census

Museums and other points of interest

Brooks is the home of Powerland Heritage Park, formerly Antique Powerland, which houses a number of transport museums. The Brooks Historical Society is located in the former Brooks Southern Pacific railroad depot on the Powerland Heritage Park property.

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Trucks loaded with celery arriving at a loading station in preparation for being loaded into railroad cars, Lake Labish area near Brooks, Oregon (6355370641).jpg|Trucks loaded with celery arriving at a loading station in preparation for being loaded into railroad cars, Lake Labish area near Brooks, Oregon

Star Market (Brooks, Oregon).jpg|The Star Market in Brooks, Oregon

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Education

Brooks is served by the Gervais School District, which includes the grade 2-4 Brooks Elementary School. Students from Brooks attend middle and high school in Gervais. Brooks also is the home of the private Willamette Valley Christian School. The Chemeketa Community College Brooks campus specializes in training of public safety students and professionals.

Notable people

  • George Schoener, rose breeder

References

  • Historic images of Brooks from Salem Public Library
  • Brooks Historical Society
  • Images of Brooks from Flickr