Bloomfield, California

For the community in Nevada County formerly with this name, see North Bloomfield, California.

Bloomfield is a census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, U.S. It is located in a rural area about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Santa Rosa at the junction of Bloomfield Road and Valley Ford Road. Americano Creek flows westward along the south edge of the town.

Bloomfield
census-designated place
Bloomfield in 2008: Stormy's Restaurant, masonic lodge, and town hall
Bloomfield Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 122°51′4″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sonoma
Area [1]
• Total	8.14 sq mi (21.09 km2)
• Land	8.14 sq mi (21.08 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.08%
Elevation [2]	56 ft (17 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	338
• Density	41.53/sq mi (16.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	94952
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-07036
GNIS feature IDs	1658081, 2582946

History

Cash store in Bloomfield, circa 1870

Bloomfield is located on part of Rancho Cañada de Pogolimi. In 1853, William Zellhardt built a house on the site of present-day Bloomfield, which attracted other immigrants and led to plans for a town in 1856. At one point in the late 1850s, Bloomfield was the second largest town in Sonoma County, and in 1877 it had four hotels and a population of 250. However, the town never recovered from being bypassed by the railroads, and its growth tapered off.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km²), 99.92% of it land and 0.08% of it water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	345		—
2020	338		−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

The 2020 United States census reported that Bloomfield had a population of 338. The population density was 41.5 inhabitants per square mile (16.0/km²). The racial makeup of Bloomfield was 293 (86.7%) White, 2 (0.6%) African American, 2 (0.6%) Native American, 4 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 17 (5.0%) from other races, and 20 (5.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45 persons (13.3%).^[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 136 households, out of which 33 (24.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 70 (51.5%) were married-couple households, 10 (7.4%) were cohabiting couple households, 37 (27.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 19 (14.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 32 households (23.5%) were one person, and 15 (11.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49.^[20] There were 91 families (66.9% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 46 people (13.6%) under the age of 18, 24 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 80 people (23.7%) aged 25 to 44, 94 people (27.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 94 people (27.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.^[20]

There were 141 housing units at an average density of 17.3 units per square mile (6.7 units/km²), of which 136 (96.5%) were occupied. Of these, 76 (55.9%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (44.1%) were occupied by renters.^[20]

Education

It is in the Shoreline Unified School District.^[22]