After the fiasco of the 1st MÃ©tis revolt in 1869, Louis Riel was banished from the country. for five years. 4 Outcast and exiled, Riel went to the United States and to Washington. where he found a distinguished French-Canadian, Major Mallot, Inspector of the Indian. Agency which he protected.
New York City is considered the county seat of these five counties: New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens).
The formal boundaries for the City of Brooklyn Center (see map below) encompass a land area of 7.96 sq. miles and a water area of 0.38 sq. miles. Hennepin County is in the Central time zone (GMT -6). The elevation is 856 feet. The City of Brooklyn Center (GNIS ID: 2393428) has a C5 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent.