Bloomingdale is a

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Jefferson County, Ohio Jefferson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 65,249. Its county seat is Steubenville, Ohio, Steubenville. The county is List of Ohi ...

, United States. The population was 145 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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. Bloomingdale is the site of a

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community at Holy Family Hermitage, part of the Congregation of Monte Corona.

History

Bloomingdale was originally called Bloomfield, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816. A post office called Bloomingdale has been in operation since 1822.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 202 people, 80 households, and 60 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 86 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5% Native American, and 1.0% from two or more races. There were 80 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were

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living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age in the village was 41.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.0% male and 47.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 221 people, 82 households, and 61 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 88 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.74%

, 0.45% Asian, 0.45%

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, and 1.36% from other races. There were 82 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were

living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.16. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $46,667, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $32,679 versus $25,208 for females. The

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for the village was $17,610. About 3.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 11.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 2.9% of those 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the village of Bloomingdale is provided by the Indian Creek Local School District.

References

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