Blooming Grove, Wisconsin
| Blooming Grove, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Coordinates: 43°3′52″N 89°17′18″W / 43.06444°N 89.28833°WCoordinates: 43°3′52″N 89°17′18″W / 43.06444°N 89.28833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.1 sq mi (23.5 km2) |
| • Land | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,768 |
| • Density | 235.8/sq mi (91.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-08350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582834 |
Blooming Grove is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Hope is located in Blooming Grove. Although once much larger, currently the town of Blooming Grove consists of a few scattered neighborhoods and individual properties broken into discontinuous sections by the cities of Madison and Monona. Blooming Grove will be dissolved and annexed into the city of Madison by 2027.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.5 km²), of which, 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (17.40%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 723 households, and 456 families residing in the town. The population density was 235.8 people per square mile (91.0/km²). There were 748 housing units at an average density of 99.8 per square mile (38.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.44% White, 1.70% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 723 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.
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