Bloomfield Township is a

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in Bedford County,

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, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Bloomfield Township is located in northern Bedford County. It is bordered to the east by Woodbury Township, to the south by South Woodbury Township, at its southwestern corner by King Township, and to the west by Kimmel Township. The northern and part of the western borders of Bloomfield Township form the Bedford County line, with the

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townships of

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and

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to the west and north, respectively. The western boundary of the township is formed by the ridgecrest of Dunning Mountain. According to the

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, Bloomfield Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, is water.

Recreation

A portion of the

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is located in the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 41
retrieved October 6, 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 973 people, 335 households, and 278 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 356 housing units at an average density of 18.3/sq mi (7.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.97%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population. There were 335 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were

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living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.22. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the toBloomfield Townshipwnship was $39,087, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the township was $16,325. About 3.1% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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