Editing Bloomfield, Vermont

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'''Bloomfield''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Essex County, Vermont|Essex County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 217 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000906325| title=Census - Geography Profile: Bloomfield town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|New Hampshire-Vermont Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
In 1830, an act from the state General Assembly changed the name of the town from "Minehead" to "Bloomfield."<ref>{{ cite web |title=Laws of Vermont, of a Public and Permanent Nature, coming down to, and including the year 1834|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zUTAAAAYAAJ |page=177 | author1=Vermont | last2=Thompson | first2=Daniel Pierce | date=October 29, 2023 }}</ref> The construction of Nulhegan Mill in 1849 created jobs and grew the town's population.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strong |first=Majorie |date=February 2018 |title=Baldwin Brothers Acount Book |url=https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/xmsc22.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905175219/https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/xmsc22.pdf |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |website=vermonthistory.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bloomfield is in northeastern Essex County, along the [[Connecticut River]], which forms the state line with [[New Hampshire]]. The town is bordered to the southwest by [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]], to the northwest by [[Lewis, Vermont|Lewis]], at its northernmost point by [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]], and to the northeast by [[Lemington, Vermont]], while to the southeast, across the river, it is bordered by the towns of [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] and [[Stratford, New Hampshire]]. The settlement of Bloomfield is in the southern corner of the town, at the mouth of the [[Nulhegan River]] in the Connecticut, and connected by bridge to the village of [[North Stratford, New Hampshire]].

[[Vermont Route 102]] follows the Connecticut River along the southeastern edge of the town, leading northeast {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Colebrook, New Hampshire]], and south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Guildhall, Vermont]], while [[Vermont Route 105]] leads west up the Nulhegan River {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Island Pond, Vermont|Island Pond]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|105.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|104.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.59%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000906325| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bloomfield town, Essex County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 31, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213153248/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5000906325| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The highest point in the town is {{convert|2470|ft}} along the northeast boundary.

Much of the town's land is at a high elevation, but the population is concentrated along the river where the elevation is much lower.

===Climate===

A weather station was run in the town from 1906 to 1968. It was located at the southeast edge of town, near Lyman Falls along the Connecticut River.   On December 30, 1933, Bloomfield set a record low temperature for [[New England]] with {{convert|-50|F|0}}, a record not tied until 2009 when a small station along the [[Big Black River (Saint John River)|Big Black River]], [[Maine]], also recorded {{convert|-50|F|0}} on January 16.

{{Weather box 
|location = Bloomfield (1906–1968); elevation 940 feet
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F=  62
|Feb record high F=  68
|Mar record high F=  78
|Apr record high F =  87
|May record high F =  96
|Jun record high F =  99
|Jul record high F =  98
|Aug record high F =  97
|Sep record high F =  98
|Oct record high F =  88
|Nov record high F =  75
|Dec record high F =  62
|year record high F =  
| Jan high F =  27
| Feb high F =  29
| Mar high F =  39
| Apr high F =  52
| May high F =  66
| Jun high F =  76
| Jul high F =  80
| Aug high F =  78
| Sep high F =   70
| Oct high F =  59
| Nov high F =  43
| Dec high F =  30
| year high F =  55
| Jan low F =  3
| Feb low F =  3
| Mar low F =  14
| Apr low F =  28
| May low F =  38
| Jun low F =  48
| Jul low F =  53
| Aug low F =  51
| Sep low F =  44
| Oct low F =  34
| Nov low F =  24
| Dec low F =  10
| year low F =  29
|Jan record low F = −44 
|Feb record low F = −45 
|Mar record low F = −32 
|Apr record low F =  −12
|May record low F =  14
|Jun record low F =  25
|Jul record low F =  30
|Aug record low F =  23
|Sep record low F =  20
|Oct record low F =  6
|Nov record low F = −15 
|Dec record low F = −50 
|year record low F =  
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.3
| Feb precipitation inch =  2.0
| Mar precipitation inch =  2.2
| Apr precipitation inch =  2.9
| May precipitation inch =  3.2
| Jun precipitation inch =  4.0
| Jul precipitation inch =  4.1
| Aug precipitation inch =  3.9
| Sep precipitation inch =  3.7
| Oct precipitation inch =  3.5
| Nov precipitation inch =  3.2
| Dec precipitation inch =  2.5
| year precipitation inch =  37.8
| Jan snow inch =  23.0
| Feb snow inch =  20.6
| Mar snow inch =  15.0
| Apr snow inch =  5.1
| May snow inch =  0.4
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch =  1.3
| Nov snow inch =  8.7
| Dec snow inch =  18.3
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|source 1 = Desert Research Institute <ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?vt0690 |title=Desert Research Institute  }}</ref> 
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 27
|1810= 144
|1820= 132
|1830= 150
|1840= 179
|1850= 244
|1860= 320
|1870= 455
|1880= 627
|1890= 827
|1900= 504
|1910= 496
|1920= 382
|1930= 417
|1940= 326
|1950= 291
|1960= 212
|1970= 196
|1980= 188
|1990= 253
|2000= 261
|2010= 221
|2020= 217
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 261 people in 101 households, including 75 families, in the town.  The population density was {{convert|6.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 95.40% White, 1.53% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 2.68% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 101 households 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 23.8% of households were one person and 13.9% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution was 27.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% 65 or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.

The median household income was $33,500 and the median family income  was $39,167. Males had a median income of $27,708 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,224.  About 3.2% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those sixty-five or over.

==References==

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{{Geographic location
 |Centre    = Bloomfield
 |North     = [[Averill, Vermont|Averill]]
 |Northeast = [[Lemington, Vermont|Lemington]]
 |East      = [[Columbia, New Hampshire]]
 |Southeast = [[Stratford, New Hampshire]]
 |South     = [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]]
 |Southwest = [[Brunswick, Vermont|Brunswick]]
 |West      = 
 |Northwest = [[Lewis, Vermont|Lewis]]
}}

{{Essex County, Vermont}}
{{Connecticut River}}

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[[Category:Bloomfield, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Vermont populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Towns in Essex County, Vermont]]