Bloomfield is a

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, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2010 census. The Village of Bloomfield is in the Town of East Bloomfield and is west of

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History

The village was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase (1788). It was incorporated in 1990 to combine the two adjacent communities of Holcomb and East Bloomfield. The St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex and St. Peter's Episcopal Church are listed on the

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Geography

Bloomfield is located at (42.899218, -77.429623). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is mostly situated between New York State Route 444 and conjoined

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. New York State Route 64 also joins US-20 west of the village. Fish Creek flows past the north side of the village, a tributary of Ganargua Creek and connects to the north with

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,267 people, 474 households, and 346 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 497 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.95%

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, 0.95%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.08%

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, 0.32% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 474 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $47,663, and the median income for a family was $53,977. Males had a median income of $35,197 versus $24,485 for females. The

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for the village was $23,669. About 3.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Eunice Newton Foote, civil rights activist and the first scientist known to have experimented on the warming effect of

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on different gases * Jonathan Child, first mayor of

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* Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis,

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, and

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* Ryan Lochte, American professional swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist, attended Bloomfield central school. * William Ketchum, former mayor of

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*Wayne Barker, Tony nominated composer for the musical Peter and the Starcatcher, graduated from Bloomfield High School. *Kaitlyn Tiffany, staff writer for the

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and author of the nove
Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It
graduated from Bloomfield High School in 2011.

Economy

* Crosman Corporation is based in Bloomfield with their headquarters located on Highway 5. *Other Half Brewing Company is located at 6621 State Route 5 & 20.

References

External links

Village of Bloomfield, NY
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