Editing Bloomfield, Missouri

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'''Bloomfield''' is a city in [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,755 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Bloomfield city, Missouri - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bloomfield_city,_Missouri?g=160XX00US2906382 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Stoddard County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> In September 1864 during the Civil War,  the town was reduced to ashes.

==History==
[[File:Stars and Stripes Museum.JPG|thumb|The Stars and Stripes Museum located at Bloomfield, Missouri,]]
The first permanent settlement at Bloomfield was made in 1824 at the site of a previous Native American community.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071913/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= December 26, 2016}}</ref> Bloomfield was [[plat]]ted in 1835.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&pg=PA18 | title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Earngey, Bill | year=1995 | pages=18| isbn=9780826210210 }}</ref> The community was named from the wildflowers in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA366 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=366}}</ref> A post office called Bloomfield has been in operation since 1836.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Stoddard | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref>

The [[Stoddard County Courthouse]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
The city is 6.5 miles north of [[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]] on [[Missouri Route 25]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, P.68, {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

The city is According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.35|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]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 379
|1880= 389
|1900= 1475
|1910= 1147
|1920= 1094
|1930= 1023
|1940= 1208
|1950= 1382
|1960= 1330
|1970= 1584
|1980= 1795
|1990= 1800
|2000= 1952
|2010= 1933
|2020= 1755
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,933 people, 791 households, and 527 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1431.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 791 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,952 people, 791 households, and 533 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,396.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 870 housing units at an average density of {{convert|622.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 791 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,426, and the median income for a family was $31,944. Males had a median income of $26,011 versus $15,455 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,546. About 14.2% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
The National Stars and Stripes Museum and Library is dedicated to the preservation and history of the [[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes Newspaper]] and the [[United States Armed Forces|US Armed Forces]]. Markers locate the many [[American Civil War|Civil War]] sites in the area. On November 9, 1861, during the soldiers of the 11th, 18th, and 29th [[Illinois]] Regiments set up camp here. The first edition of the ''Stars and Stripes'' military newspaper was printed here during that occupation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Matthews|first=Ben|date=2020-09-02|title=Words During Wars: Bloomfield Stars and Stripes Museum expands|url=https://www.semissourian.com/story/2832113.html|access-date=2020-09-06|work=Southeast Missourian|language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Bloomfield R-XIV School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Bloomfield High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/bloomfield/bloomfield-r_xiv-school-district/schools/ | title=Bloomfield R-Xiv School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

The town has a lending library, the Bloomfield Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dorothy Langley]], author (1904-1969) whose novels were published by Simon and Schuster.
* [[Norman Adolphus Mozley]], Missouri congressman (1895-1897) who had a law office in Bloomfield and is buried in Bloomfield.

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Bloomfield in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138716 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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