Bloomfield is a

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It is located in a rural area about southwest of

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at the junction of Bloomfield Road and Valley Ford Road.

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flows westward along the south edge of the town.

History

Bloomfield is located on part of

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. In 1853, William Zellhardt built a house on the site of present-day Bloomfield, which attracted other immigrants and led to plans for a town in 1856. At one point in the late 1850s, Bloomfield was the second largest town in Sonoma County, and in 1877 it had four hotels and a population of 250. However, the town never recovered from being bypassed by the railroads, and its growth tapered off.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km²), 99.92% of it land and 0.08% of it water.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Bloomfield had a population of 338. The population density was . The racial makeup of Bloomfield was 293 (86.7%)

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, 2 (0.6%)

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, 2 (0.6%) Native American, 4 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 17 (5.0%) from other races, and 20 (5.9%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 45 persons (13.3%). The whole population lived in households. There were 136 households, out of which 33 (24.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 70 (51.5%) were married-couple households, 10 (7.4%) were

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couple households, 37 (27.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 19 (14.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 32 households (23.5%) were one person, and 15 (11.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49. There were 91

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(66.9% of all households). The age distribution was 46 people (13.6%) under the age of 18, 24 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 80 people (23.7%) aged 25 to 44, 94 people (27.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 94 people (27.8%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.8years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. There were 141 housing units at an average density of , of which 136 (96.5%) were occupied. Of these, 76 (55.9%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (44.1%) were occupied by renters.

Education

It is in the Shoreline Unified School District.
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