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Bloomington is a city in south central Indiana. Located about 50 miles southwest of Indianapolis, it's the seat of Monroe County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Bloomington had a total population of 69,291, making it the 7th largest city in Indiana.
   Bloomington is the home of Indiana University's flagship campus (established in 1820), attended by approximately 40,000 students, the original and largest campus of the Indiana University system. It is also the home of the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, the world renowned Jacobs School of Music and Kelley School of Business, the Kinsey Institute, and The Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute.
   Bloomington's Indiana University campus is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the nation. In 1991, Thomas Gaines, a landscape artist, published a book, The Campus As a Work of Art, in which he named the Bloomington campus one of the five most beautiful campuses in America. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone. Due to the presence of the university, Bloomington is more diverse demographically than is typical for the state.
   Bloomington has been named a Tree City for more than 20 years. The city was the site of the Academy Award-winning movie Breaking Away, featuring Indiana University's annual bicycle race Little 500. Bloomington is also famous for its rock quarries, also featured in Breaking Away, which residents have been known to use as swimming holes (although nowadays would-be swimmers may have to deal with security officers issuing citations and towing cars at the quarries).
   Bloomington has sister-city relationships with Posoltega, Nicaragua, Santa Clara, Cuba, and Luchou Township, Taiwan.

Geography

Bloomington is located at (39.162147, -86.529045).
   According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.9 square miles (51.6 km²), of which, 19.7 square miles (51.1 km²) of it's land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.
   Bloomington is an area of irregular limestone terrain characterized by sinks, ravines, fissures, underground streams, and caverns. It is situated in the rolling hills of southern Indiana. The relatively varied topography of the city provides a sharp contrast to the flatter terrain more typical of other portions of Indiana.

Climate

Bloomington receives ample rainfall; annual precipitation averages 44.2 inches, with 19 inches of snow. January temperatures average 30.4 degrees, with July temperatures averaging 76.2 degrees. Relative humidity is generally high throughout the year.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 69,291 people, 26,468 households, and 10,454 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,511.1 people per square mile (1,356.0/km²). There were 28,400 housing units at an average density of 1,439.1/sq mi (555.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.03% White, 4.24% African American, 0.29% Native American, 5.26% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, 2.01% from two or more races, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population. 22.9% were of German, 10.2% Irish, 9.1% English and 8.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 89.3% spoke English, 2.9% Spanish, 1.3% Korean, 1.1% German and 1.0% Chinese or Mandarin as their first language.
   Of the households 17.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76.
   In the city the population was spread out with 12.7% under the age of 18, 42.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
   The median income for a household in the city was $25,377, and the median income for a family was $50,054. Males had a median income of $32,470 compared to $26,100 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,481. About 10.3% of families and 29.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. However, traditional measures of poverty can be highly misleading when applied to communities with a large proportion of students, such as Bloomington.

Politics

The Democratic Party recently has dominated city politics and has retained the mayor's office since 1972.
   Bloomington was the first city in the state to ban smoking in all public and private businesses, including private clubs. It was also the first city in the state to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance protecting employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, it lagged behind Indianapolis in protecting gender identity.

Notable residents

Note: This list doesn't include students attending Indiana University. Please see List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people for famous alumni.

Schools (Elementary through High Schools)

  • Arlington Elementary School
  • Childs Elementary School
  • Clear Creek Elementary School
  • Fairview Elementary School
  • Grandview Elementary School
  • Highland Park Elementary School
  • Lakeview Elementary School
  • Marlin Elementary School
  • Rogers-Binford Elementary School
  • Summit Elementary Schools
  • Templeton Elementary School
  • Unionville Elementary School
  • University Elementary School
  • Batchelor Middle School
  • Jackson Creek Middle School
  • Tri-North Middle School
  • Aurora Alternative High School
  • Bloomington High School South
  • Bloomington High School North
  • Bloomington New Tech High School
  • Hoosier Hills Career Center
  • Harmony School

    Nearby points of interest

  • Indiana University (Bloomington)
  • Assembly Hall (Bloomington) - Five NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship banners on display.
  • Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction (Bloomington)
  • Exotic Feline Rescue Center (Center Point)
  • Brown County, Indiana
  • Brown County State Park
  • Hoosier National Forest
  • Lake Lemon
  • Lake Monroe
  • McCormick's Creek State Park
  • Morgan-Monroe State Forest
  • Yellowwood State Forest
  • Monroe County Airport
  • Upland Brewing Company - Currently the largest microbrewery in the state of Indiana.
  • The Bloomington Playwrights Project - produces only new plays by American playwrights
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division - Naval Base
  • Hickory Ridge Fire Tower
  • People's Park (Bloomington)
  • Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground (Bean Blossom, Indiana)
  • Ransburg Scout Reservation, Boy Scout CampFurther Information

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