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]
Bloomington | |
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Kirkwood Avenue looking toward downtown | |
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 Location of Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 39°09′44″N 86°31′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Monroe |
| Townships | Bloomington, Perry, Richland, Van Buren |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | John Hamilton (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 23.43 sq mi (60.69 km2) |
| • Land | 23.25 sq mi (60.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 79,168 |
| • Density | 3,405.08/sq mi (1,314.72/km2) |
| • Metro | 175,506 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 47401–47408 |
| Area code | 812 & 930 |
| FIPS code[2][3] | 18-05860 |
| GNIS ID[2][3] | 431207 |
| Interstate Highways |  |
| Major State Roads |      |
| Waterways | Clear Creek Jackson Creek Lake Monroe Lake Lemon |
| Airports | Monroe County Airport |
| Website | www |
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.