Editing Bloomdale, Ohio

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|official_name           = Bloomdale, Ohio
|settlement_type         = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|image_caption           = Main Street in downtown Bloomdale, Ohio, showing the former [[United States Postal Service|post office]].
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|map_caption             = Location of Bloomdale, Ohio
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|map_caption1            = Location of Bloomdale in Wood County

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|subdivision_name        = United States
|subdivision_type1       = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1       = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2       = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2       = [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]
|subdivision_type3       = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3       = [[Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio|Bloom]]

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|leader_title            = Mayor
|leader_name             = Bethany Vincent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villageofbloomdale.com/|title=Village of Bloomdale, Wood County, Ohio|first=Village of|last=Bloomdale|website=Village of Bloomdale, Wood County, Ohio}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2          = 1.73
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<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est          = 655
|pop_est_as_of           = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes       = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes    = 
|population_total        = 665
|population_density_km2  = 386.15
|population_density_sq_mi = 1000.00

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|timezone                = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 44817
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info              = 39-07062<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info             = 2398135<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398135}}</ref>
|website                 = 
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}}
'''Bloomdale''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 665 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Bloomdale had its start when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leeson|first=Michael A.|title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development |url=https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis01lees|year=1897|publisher=J.H. Beers & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis01lees/page/238 238]}}</ref> The village was [[plat]]ted in 1852, and given its commendatory name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=31|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=15}}</ref> A post office in Bloomdale was in operation from 1874 until March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood |title=Wood County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129161530/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood |archivedate=January 29, 2016 }}</ref> Bloomdale was incorporated in 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |archivedate=June 6, 2015 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 130
|1890= 419
|1900= 740
|1910= 602
|1920= 509
|1930= 578
|1940= 575
|1950= 592
|1960= 669
|1970= 727
|1980= 744
|1990= 632
|2000= 724
|2010= 678
|2020= 665
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 655
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 678 people, 244 households, and 197 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1011.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 270 housing units at an average density of {{convert|403.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 244 households, of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.3% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the village was 36.4 years. 28.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 724 people, 256 households, and 201 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,082.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 267 housing units at an average density of {{convert|399.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.66% of the population.
[[File:Bloomdale Village Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Bloomdale Village Hall]]

There were 256 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,053, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $32,411 versus $24,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,342. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Elmwood Local Schools operates one elementary school, one middle school, and [[Elmwood High School (Bloomdale, Ohio)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elmwood.k12.oh.us/ | title=Homepage | publisher=Elmwood Local Schools | access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Chris Hoiles]], [[MLB]] Baltimore Orioles
* [[Gus Wasson]], [[NASCAR]] driver

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://villageofbloomdale.com/ Village site]

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[[Category:Villages in Wood County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]