Blooming Prairie, Minnesota
| Blooming Prairie, Minnesota | |
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The Blooming Prairie Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Location of Blooming Prairie within Steele and Dodge Counties in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′2″N 93°3′17″W / 43.86722°N 93.05472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Steele, Dodge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,996 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,970 |
| • Density | 1,415.6/sq mi (546.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55917 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-06580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640277 |
| Website | www.bloomingprairie.com |
Blooming Prairie is a city in Dodge and Steele counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,996 at the 2010 census. Most of the city is located within Steele County; only a small part of the city extends into Dodge County.
Blooming Prairie was platted in 1868, taking the name of the surrounding Blooming Prairie Township, which was organized one year earlier. A post office has been in operation at Blooming Prairie since 1868. The city was incorporated by 1874.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 218 and Minnesota State Highway 30 are the main routes in the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,996 people, 802 households, and 535 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,415.6 inhabitants per square mile (546.6/km2). There were 864 housing units at an average density of 612.8 per square mile (236.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.
There were 802 households of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.
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