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Bloomington, Indiana

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Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States.[4] 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.[5]

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Bloomington
Kirkwood Avenue looking toward downtown
Kirkwood Avenue looking toward downtown
Official logo of Bloomington
Location of Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana
Location of Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°09′44″N 86°31′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipsBloomington, Perry, Richland, Van Buren
Government
  TypeMayor–council government
  MayorJohn Hamilton (D)
Area
  City23.43 sq mi (60.69 km2)
  Land23.25 sq mi (60.22 km2)
  Water0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City79,168
  Density3,405.08/sq mi (1,314.72/km2)
  Metro
175,506
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
47401–47408
Area code812 & 930
FIPS code[2][3]18-05860
GNIS ID[2][3]431207
Interstate HighwaysI-69.svg
Major State RoadsIndiana_37.svgIndiana_45.svgIndiana_46.svgIndiana_48.svgIndiana_446.svg
WaterwaysClear Creek
Jackson Creek
Lake Monroe
Lake Lemon
AirportsMonroe County Airport
Websitewww.bloomington.in.gov
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The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census.[6]

Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the IU System. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington has 45,328[7] students, as of September 2021, and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone.

Bloomington has been designated a Tree City since 1984.[8][9] The city was also the location of the Academy Award–winning 1979 movie Breaking Away, featuring a reenactment of Indiana University's annual Little 500 bicycle race.