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Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington, Minnesota
City
City Hall in 2006
City Hall in 2006
Flag of Bloomington, Minnesota
Flag
Official seal of Bloomington, Minnesota
Seal
Location of Bloomingtonwithin Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of Bloomington
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°50′1″N 93°18′36″W / 44.83361°N 93.31000°W / 44.83361; -93.31000Coordinates: 44°50′1″N 93°18′36″W / 44.83361°N 93.31000°W / 44.83361; -93.31000
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
Founded 1843
Incorporated 1858
Government
 • Mayor Gene Winstead (R)
Area
 • City 38.42 sq mi (99.51 km2)
 • Land 34.68 sq mi (89.82 km2)
 • Water 3.74 sq mi (9.69 km2)  9.73%
Elevation 827 ft (252 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 82,893
 • Estimate (2015) 86,435
 • Rank US: 377th MN: 4th
 • Density 2,390.2/sq mi (922.9/km2)
 • Metro 3,524,583 (US: 16th)
Time zone Central (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC−5)
ZIP codes 55420, 55425, 55431, 55435, 55437, 55438
Area code 952
FIPS code 27-06616
GNIS feature ID 0640278
Website City of Bloomington, MN

Bloomington is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in Hennepin County on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River. Bloomington lies 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Minneapolis. The city's population is 86,435, according to the 2015 United States Census estimates.

Established as a post–World War II housing boom suburb connected to the urban street grid of Minneapolis and serviced by two major freeways, Interstate 35W and Interstate 494, Bloomington's residential areas include upper-tier households in the western Bush Lake area and traditional middle-class families in its rows of single-family homes in the central to eastern portions. Large-scale commercial development is concentrated along the Interstate 494 corridor. Besides an extensive city park system, with over 1,000 square feet (93 m2) of parkland per capita, Bloomington is also home to Hyland Lake Park Reserve in the west and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the southeast.

Bloomington has more jobs per capita than either Minneapolis or Saint Paul, due to the United States' largest enclosed shopping center, the Mall of America. The headquarters of Ceridian, Donaldson Company, HealthPartners and Toro, and major operations of Express Scripts, Seagate Technologies and Wells Fargo Bank are also based in the city.


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