Bloomington, Utah

Bloomington is a community in southern Washington County, Utah, United States, which now forms the southwestern part of the city of St. George. The community was annexed into St. George on December 15, 1982.^[2]

Bloomington
Neighborhood
Bloomington Location of Bloomington in within the State of Utah
Coordinates: 37°02′48″N 113°36′22″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
City	St. George
Settled	1870
Founded by	William Carpenter
Elevation	2,523 ft (769 m)
Population	10,053
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP code	84790
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1437504[1]

Access to Bloomington is achieved by Interstate 15's interchange with Brigham Road (Exit 4), Southern Parkway (SR-7) Exit 2, or by Tonaquint Drive on the north side of the "Bloomington Circle".

Notable events

In 2005, there was significant flooding in the Washington County area. The Man-O-War bridge usually remained opened; however, it was closed for a few hours at a time during the worst of the flooding. The community gathered together to sandbag and protect homes along the Virgin River. Although many were flooded, no houses were swept away as they were in the Green Valley area.

Man O War Bridge

The Man O War Bridge crosses the Virgin River and connects the "Bloomington Circle" to I-15 via Pioneer Road.^[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bloomington has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[4]

Notable people

• Texas Rose Bascom (1922-1993), rodeo trick rider and fancy trick roper, Hollywood actress, hall of fame inductee^[5]