Brainerd is located on the historic Mississippi River and lies 1,226 feet above sea level.
Brainerd is the largest city located in Crow Wing County.
Brainerd has a current population of 13,590 citizens (2010 census).
Brainerd has had 40 mayors since the town was established and is governed by a home rule charter.
Brainerd has a strong Council / weak mayor form of government. It is headed by a City Administrator and supported by a variety of department heads and supervisors.
Brainerd is in a geographical area, home to 492 lakes and 61 miles of the Mississippi River.
Brainerd history has been recorded in a book entitled, “Brainerd,” by Carl Zapffe.
If you traveled through the center of the Earth from Brainerd, you would emerge in the Indian Ocean, a little east of the New Amsterdam and St. Paul islands.