Editing Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Bloomburg PA Keystone Marker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Keystone marker]]]]
Bloomsburg is located west of the center of Columbia County, along the north bank of the [[Susquehanna River]] and on the east side of [[Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)|Fishing Creek]]. The southern half of the town occupies level ground along the Susquehanna, while the northern half is occupied by {{convert|940|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} [[Turkey Hill (Pennsylvania)|Turkey Hill]]. The campus of [[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]] occupies a large portion of the hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=41.00370,-76.45495&z=14&t=T&marker0=41.00370%2C-76.45495%2CBloomsburg%5C%2C%20PA|title=Bloomsburg, PA|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey/ACME Mapper|access-date=May 19, 2015|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113193013/http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=41.00370,-76.45495&z=14&t=T&marker0=41.00370%2C-76.45495%2CBloomsburg%5C%2C%20PA|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Bloomsburg has a total area of {{convert|12.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|11.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 7.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Mount Pleasant Township]] (north)
*[[Scott Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Scott Township]] (east)
*[[Catawissa Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Catawissa Township]] (south, separated by the [[Susquehanna River]])
*[[Montour Township, Pennsylvania|Montour Township]] (southwest)
*[[Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Hemlock Township]] (west)