Editing Bloom Township, Nobles County, Minnesota

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'''Bloom Township''' is a township in [[Nobles County, Minnesota|Nobles County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
[[Image:Bloom Township, MN, 1914.jpg|thumb|left|Map of Bloom Township - 1914]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (0.20%) is water.  The major geographic feature in Bloom Township is  Jack Creek which flows from the western township border to the eastern township border, ultimately emptying into the [[Des Moines River]] system.  A separate and distinct Jack Creek also exists within Nobles County and flows westward toward the [[Big Sioux River]] system.

'''Main highways include:'''
*[[Image:County 13.png|20px]] Nobles County Road 13
*[[Image:County 16.png|20px]] Nobles County Road 16
*[[Image:County 18.png|20px]] Nobles County Road 18

==History==
Organization of Bloom Township was approved by the Nobles County Board on March 18, 1879.  The original choice of name for the township was Afton.  However, the Nobles County Board was notified by the state auditor's office that another Afton Township existed in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], Minnesota.  The name was then changed to Bloom Township in honor of Peter Bloom, the township's first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n396 377]}}</ref> Afton Township in Washington County no longer exists, having been absorbed by the city of [[Afton, Minnesota|Afton]], Minnesota,  in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://projects.wchsmn.org/communities/afton/ |title=Washington County Histporical Society |access-date=2010-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817140832/http://projects.wchsmn.org/communities/afton/ |archive-date=2009-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 213 people, 64 households, and 57 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|6.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 69 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.76% of the population.

There were 64 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 10.9% were non-families. 7.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,536, and the median income for a family was $51,429. Males had a median income of $27,045 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,171.  None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Politics==
Bloom Township is located in [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Jim Hagedorn]], a [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]]. At the state level, Bloom Township is located in [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]] District 22, represented by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Bill Weber (Minnesota politician)|Bill Weber]], and in [[Minnesota House of Representatives|House]] District 22A, represented by Republican [[Joe Schomacker]].

==Local politics==
Bloom Township is represented by Nobles County Commissioner [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213121/http://www.co.nobles.mn.us/Departments/AdministrationOffice/Commissioners/tabid/780/mid/2060/ProjectId/70/wildRC/0/Default.aspx Gene Metz].

==References==
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{{Nobles County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Townships in Nobles County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]