Kings
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Kings

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 1
  • partly recorded 0
  • nothing recorded 0
GEOID
36047
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/county:kings
POP
2,653,963 (2025)
CENTER
40.6344, -73.9502
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Kings

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Kings itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 5

Departments

  • The executive office of the Borough of Brooklyn (Kings County), headed by the Borough President. Serves as the primary county-level executive entity for Kings County, which is coterminous with the NYC borough of Brooklyn.

  • Brooklyn has 18 community boards (CB1-CB18) that serve as local representative bodies for neighborhood-level land use, budget, and service delivery issues. Members are appointed by the Borough President and City Council members.

  • The county clerk's office for Kings County (Brooklyn), housed within the Supreme Court building. Handles court filings, records management, and other administrative functions for the county.

  • The prosecutorial office for Kings County (Brooklyn), responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases in Brooklyn. One of five county-level district attorney offices in New York City.

  • Administers the estates of Kings County (Brooklyn) residents who die without a will or known heirs, or whose estates are otherwise unrepresented. Appointed by the Surrogate's Court.

Within Kings

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
1
agencies
18
bodies
1
officials
1
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
New York 18 1 1