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Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana
City
Kirkwood Avenue looking towards downtown.
Kirkwood Avenue looking towards downtown.
Official logo of Bloomington, Indiana
Logo
Nickname(s): B-Town
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°09′44″N 86°31′45″W / 39.16222°N 86.52917°W / 39.16222; -86.52917Coordinates: 39°09′44″N 86°31′45″W / 39.16222°N 86.52917°W / 39.16222; -86.52917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Townships Bloomington, Perry, Richland, Van Buren
Government
 • Mayor John Hamilton (D)
Area
 • City 23.36 sq mi (60.50 km2)
 • Land 23.16 sq mi (59.98 km2)
 • Water 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 80,405 (84,067 2,015 est.)
 • Estimate (2016) 84,067
 • Density 3,471.7/sq mi (1,340.4/km2)
 • Metro 175,506
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 47401–47408
Area code 812 & 930
FIPS code 18-05860
GNIS ID 431207
Interstate Highways I-69.svg
Major State Roads Indiana 37.svgIndiana 45.svgIndiana 46.svgIndiana 48.svgIndiana 446.svg
Waterways Clear Creek
Jackson Creek
Lake Monroe
Lake Lemon
Airports Monroe County Airport
Website www.bloomington.in.gov

Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington is known as the "Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana." The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington.

The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census. The city's population was estimated at 84,067 as of July 2016 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington has 42,630 students, as of September 2014, and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone.

Bloomington is also the home of the Indiana University School of Education, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Press, the Kelley School of Business, the Kinsey Institute, the Indiana University School of Optometry, the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute, and the Indiana University School of Informatics.


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