Bloomington is a village in

Grant County, Wisconsin Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville. The county is named after the Grant River, in t ...

, United States. The population was 741 as of the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Bloomington.

Geography

Bloomington is located at . According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 735 people, 320 households, and 208 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 338 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 320 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were

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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the village was 40.7 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 701 people, 308 households, and 198 families living in the village. The

was 541.2 people per square mile (208.2/km²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 254.0 per square mile (97.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.71%

, 0.14% Native American, and 0.14% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 308 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $17,917 for females. The

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for the village was $17,960. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the

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, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

River Ridge School District
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