Bloomington, Wisconsin

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Bloomington is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 701 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Bloomington.

[edit] Geography

Bloomington is located at 42°53′12″N, 90°55′26″W (42.886674, -90.923925)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 701 people, 308 households, and 198 families residing in the village. The population density was 208.2/km² (541.2/mi²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 97.7/km² (254.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.71% White, 0.14% Native American, and 0.14% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 308 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,750, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,960. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.