Editing Bloomington, Indiana

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| name               = Bloomington
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in Indiana|City]]
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  | caption1                 = Downtown Bloomington
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  | caption2                 = [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]]
  | image3                   = Buskirk-Chumley Theater.jpg
  | caption3                 = [[Buskirk-Chumley Theater]]
  | image4                   = IU Art Museum.jpg
  | caption4                 = [[Eskenazi Museum of Art]]
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  | caption5                 = [[Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall|Assembly Hall]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana|Perry]], [[Richland Township, Monroe County, Indiana|Richland]], [[Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana|Van Buren]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Kerry Thomson ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 60.69
| area_land_km2      = 60.22
| area_water_km2     = 0.48
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 79168
| population_metro   = 175506
| population_density_sq_mi = 3405.08
| population_density_km2 = 1314.72
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| area_total_sq_mi   = 23.43
| area_land_sq_mi    = 23.25
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.18
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| elevation_ft       = 804
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| website            = {{URL|www.bloomington.in.gov}}
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| postal_code        = 47401–47408
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 & 930]]
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| blank1_info        = 2394196<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394196}}</ref>
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'''Bloomington''' is a city in [[Monroe County, Indiana]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> The population was 79,168 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bloomingtoncityindiana,US/PST045219 |title= QuickFacts: Bloomington city, Indiana; United States |publisher= US Census |access-date= August 13, 2021}}</ref> It is the [[List of municipalities in Indiana|seventh-most populous city]] in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area]]. It is the home of [[Indiana University Bloomington]], the flagship campus of the [[Indiana University]] system. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington enrolls over 45,000 students.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://news.iu.edu/stories/2021/09/iu/releases/01-record-number-students-of-color-bloomington-shatters-enrollment-record.html |title=IU enrolls record number of students of color; IU Bloomington shatters enrollment records|publisher=Indiana University |date= Sep 1, 2021 |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>

The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], the [[Carolinas]], and [[Virginia]] who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington.<ref name="about/history">{{cite web|author=Monroe County History Center|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/about/history|title=History of Bloomington and Monroe County |publisher=City of Bloomington, Indiana|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> It is the principal city of the [[Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana|Bloomington metropolitan area]] in south-central Indiana, which had 161,039 residents in 2020. Bloomington has been designated a [[Tree City USA]] since 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Tree City USA Communities in Indiana|url=https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Indiana |publisher=Arbor Day Foundation|access-date=November 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107160220/https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Indiana |archive-date=November 7, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bloomington Recognized by The Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City of the World|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/news/2021/03/25/4803 |publisher=City of Bloomington |date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> The city was also the location of the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]–winning 1979 movie ''[[Breaking Away]]'', featuring a reenactment of Indiana University's annual [[Little 500]] bicycle race.

==History==
The area in which Bloomington is situated was previously inhabited by the [[Delaware people|Delaware]], [[Potawatomi]], [[Miami people|Miami]], and [[Eel River Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=eb6ca76e008543a89349ff2517db47e6|title=ArcGIS Web Application|website=usg.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> <!-- // Date: 9/30/1809 // http://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=eb6ca76e008543a89349ff2517db47e6 -->

Bloomington was [[plat]]ted in 1818.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi/page/435 435]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Bloomington since 1825.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Monroe | title=Monroe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> Bloomington was incorporated in 1827.<ref>{{cite book|last=Blanchard|first=Charles|title=Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC|year=1884|publisher=F.A. Battey & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC/page/n467 463]}}</ref>

The current city logo was adopted on January 6, 1986, by the [[Common Council of the City of Bloomington|Bloomington Common Council]].<ref name="resolution-86-02">''[https://bloomington.in.gov/index.php/council/legislation/Resolution/1986/86-02 To Approve and Adopt a New Logo for the City of Bloomington]'', Bloomington Common Comm. Res. 86-02. (Ind. 1986).</ref> It was a combination of [[peony]] and [[trout lily]], inspired by both [[Quilting|quilt]] patterns used by regional folk artists in 19th century and the shape of [[Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|Downtown Square]].<ref name="resolution-86-02" />

The [[Elias Abel House]], [[Blair-Dunning House]], [[Bloomington City Hall]], [[Bloomington West Side Historic District]], [[Cantol Wax Company Building]], [[Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (Bloomington, Indiana)|Coca-Cola Bottling Plant]], [[Cochran-Helton-Lindley House]], [[Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|Courthouse Square Historic District]], [[Hinkle-Garton Farmstead]], [[Home Laundry Company]], [[Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot (Bloomington, Indiana)|Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot]], [[Johnson's Creamery]], [[Legg House (Bloomington, Indiana)|Legg House]], [[Millen House]], [[Millen-Chase-McCalla House]], [[Monroe Carnegie Library]], [[Monroe County Courthouse (Indiana)|Monroe County Courthouse]], [[Morgan House (Bloomington, Indiana)|Morgan House]], [[John L. Nichols House|J.L. Nichols House and Studio]], [[North Washington Street Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|North Washington Street Historic District]], [[Indiana University Bloomington#Facilities and architecture|The Old Crescent]], [[Princess Theatre (Bloomington, Indiana)|Princess Theatre]], [[Prospect Hill Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|Prospect Hill Historic District]], [[Second Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana)|Second Baptist Church]], [[Seminary Square Park]], [[Steele Dunning Historic District]], [[University Courts Historic District]], [[Vinegar Hill Historic District]], [[Wicks Building]], [[Woolery Stone Company]], and [[Andrew Wylie House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140404.htm|title= Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14 |date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503082136/https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140404.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

Many African Americans moved to Bloomington from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky during the 1860s through the 1880s. Bloomington also attracted [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]] Presbyterians from South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bloomington.in.gov/about/walking-tours/african-american-history | title=Local African-American History Walking Tour |website= City of Bloomington, Indiana }}</ref><ref name="about/history"/>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Bloomington has a total area of {{convert|23.359|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|23.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.15%) is land and {{convert|0.199|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.85%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1805860
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 28, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1805860
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref><ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Bloomington is an area of [[Karst|irregular limestone terrain]] characterized by sinks, ravines, fissures, underground streams, sinking streams, springs and caves.<ref name=maxwell/> It is in the rolling hills of southern Indiana, resting on the intersection of the [[Norman Upland]] and the [[Mitchell Plain]]. The city's relatively varied topography is a sharp contrast to the flatter terrain more typical of central to northern portions of Indiana.

[[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]] pollution, associated with [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]]'s operations, long was a concern in the area.<ref>{{citation|first=Jim|last= Mellowitz|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/10/21/pcb-solution-creates-more-controversy/|title=Pcb Solution Creates More Controversy|date=October 21, 1985|work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2506&dat=19851020&id=fqBJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1134,6414224 | title = PCBs: Toxic Chemical Waste A Tragic Legacy For Ind. Town | newspaper = The News and Courier | date = October 20, 1985 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A number of sites,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=3001|title=PCBs|work=in.gov|access-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202041705/http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=3001|archive-date=February 2, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> in particular, Bennett's Dump and Lemon Lane Landfill at the northwestern edge of the city and Neal's Landfill in the county, were listed as [[Superfund]] sites. Clean-up operations at the Bennett Quarry site, started in 1983, were largely completed by 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0501343 |title=Superfund Information Systems Home - US EPA |work=epa.gov |access-date=February 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014150442/http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0501343 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> while cleanups at the other sites were completed in 2012.

===Water===
[[File:Griffy Lake - DSCF4382.JPG|thumb|left|[[Griffy Lake]], once the central source of drinking water for the city]]
Bloomington is on comparatively high ground, the summit of the divide between the basins of the West Fork and East Fork of Indiana's [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. Accordingly, there are no major watercourses within the city, nor is much [[groundwater]] available for wells.<ref name=maxwell>{{citation|first=Donal H.|last=Maxwell|title=Impounded water in Bloomington, Ind.| pages=159–161| journal=Municipal and County Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of All Public Works| volume=60|issue=1|date=January 1921| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZRNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA160}}</ref> The largest stream within the city is [[Clear Creek (Salt Creek)|Clear Creek]], with its eastern branch known on the Indiana University campus as the Campus River, formerly the Jordan River.

Because natural lakes or rivers or groundwater are absent from the city and its environs, a number of dams have been constructed on nearby creeks over the last 100 years to provide for the water needs of Bloomington and Monroe County. Early 20th-century damming projects occurred at locations southwest of the city, the most notable being the Leonard Springs Dam. Because of the limestone formations underlying the reservoirs and the dams, water kept seeping from the reservoirs through naturally developing underground channels. Despite all efforts, the city was never able to fully stop the leakage and had to resort to pumping leaking water back to the reservoir.<ref name=maxwell/>

By the 1920s, a more radical solution was needed to deal with the water crisis. A new reservoir, known as [[Griffy Lake]], was constructed in a more geologically suitable area north of the city.<ref name=maxwell/> (It is now within Bloomington's official city limits.) Later, in the 1950s, two much larger reservoirs, [[Lake Lemon]] and [[Monroe Lake]] were created in the northeastern and southeastern parts of Monroe County. Monroe Lake was created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|US Army Corps of Engineers]] for flood control but has since been used to supply the city and the county with water. The water pumping station at Griffy Lake was mothballed until May 2020.<ref name=citywater>[http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=3011#streams Water Basics: Stream] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916035852/http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=3011 |date=September 16, 2012 }} (City of Bloomington)</ref>

Presently, the city is supplied with drinking water from Monroe Lake, via the Monroe Water Treatment Plant on S. Shields Ridge Rd. Originally opened in 1967, it was expanded in 2014, and now is capable of producing 30 million gallons of water per day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/locations/monroe-water-treatment-plant|title=Monroe Water Treatment Plant &#124; City of Bloomington, Indiana|website=bloomington.in.gov}}</ref> The sewer water from the northern part of the city is treated at the Blucher Poole Wastewater Treatment Plant (constructed 1968) and discharged into the [[Bean Blossom Creek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/locations/blucher-poole-wastewater-treatment-plant|title=Blucher Poole Wastewater Treatment Plant &#124; City of Bloomington, Indiana|website=bloomington.in.gov}}</ref> The sewer water from the southern half of the city goes to Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant (constructed 1982) and is then discharged into the [[Clear Creek (Salt Creek tributary)|Clear Creek]].<ref name="citywater"/>
<ref name=plan2004>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.monroe.in.us/tsd/Documents.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=5865|title=Unincorporated Monroe County Storm Water Quality Management Plan. Part B. April 2004}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/locations/dillman-road-wastewater-treatment-plant|title=Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant &#124; City of Bloomington, Indiana|website=bloomington.in.gov}}</ref>

===Climate===
Bloomington has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''). South Central Indiana receives an abundance of rain, with a yearly average of nearly 50&nbsp;inches.

{{Weather box
| location = Bloomington, Indiana ([[Indiana University Bloomington]]) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 86
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 110
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 74
| year record high F = 110
| Jan avg record high F  = 60.4
| Feb avg record high F  = 65.4
| Mar avg record high F  = 74.6
| Apr avg record high F  = 81.2
| May avg record high F  = 87.1
| Jun avg record high F  = 92.1
| Jul avg record high F  = 93.8
| Aug avg record high F  = 93.5
| Sep avg record high F  = 90.8
| Oct avg record high F  = 82.4
| Nov avg record high F  = 71.5
| Dec avg record high F  = 62.1
| year avg record high F = 95.1
| Jan high F = 37.0
| Feb high F = 41.8
| Mar high F = 52.4
| Apr high F = 64.4
| May high F = 73.8
| Jun high F = 81.9
| Jul high F = 85.1
| Aug high F = 84.5
| Sep high F = 78.5
| Oct high F = 66.3
| Nov high F = 52.7
| Dec high F = 41.2
| year high F = 63.3
| Jan mean F = 28.8
| Feb mean F = 32.5
| Mar mean F = 42.1
| Apr mean F = 53.4
| May mean F = 63.3
| Jun mean F = 71.8
| Jul mean F = 75.0
| Aug mean F = 74.0
| Sep mean F = 67.1
| Oct mean F = 55.3
| Nov mean F = 43.4
| Dec mean F = 33.5
| year mean F = 53.3
| Jan low F = 20.6
| Feb low F = 23.3
| Mar low F = 31.7
| Apr low F = 42.3
| May low F = 52.7
| Jun low F = 61.7
| Jul low F = 64.9
| Aug low F = 63.5
| Sep low F = 55.8
| Oct low F = 44.4
| Nov low F = 34.1
| Dec low F = 25.8
| year low F = 43.4
| Jan avg record low F  = 0.4
| Feb avg record low F  = 5.0
| Mar avg record low F  = 15.0
| Apr avg record low F  = 28.1
| May avg record low F  = 38.1
| Jun avg record low F  = 49.4
| Jul avg record low F  = 55.5
| Aug avg record low F  = 54.4
| Sep avg record low F  = 42.6
| Oct avg record low F  = 31.9
| Nov avg record low F  = 20.3
| Dec avg record low F  = 8.3
| year avg record low F = -2.5
| Jan record low F = −21
| Feb record low F = −20
| Mar record low F = −2
| Apr record low F = 17
| May record low F = 21
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 46
| Aug record low F = 41
| Sep record low F = 26
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = −2
| Dec record low F = −20
| year record low F = −21
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.78
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.95
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.66
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.21
| May precipitation inch = 5.36
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.41
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.58
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.38
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.81
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.82
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.93
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.49
| year precipitation inch = 49.38
| Jan snow inch = 7.1
| Feb snow inch = 4.2
| Mar snow inch = 1.3
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 0.2
| Dec snow inch = 4.5
| year snow inch = 17.5
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11.6
| Feb precipitation days = 9.6
| Mar precipitation days = 10.7
| Apr precipitation days = 12.4
| May precipitation days = 13.2
| Jun precipitation days = 11.2
| Jul precipitation days = 9.8
| Aug precipitation days = 7.8
| Sep precipitation days = 7.5
| Oct precipitation days = 8.8
| Nov precipitation days = 9.3
| Dec precipitation days = 11.2
| year precipitation days = 123.1
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 4.7
| Feb snow days = 3.4
| Mar snow days = 1.0
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 2.7
| year snow days = 12.3
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ind
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00120784&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Bloomington Indiana UNIV, IN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| access-date = May 29, 2021}}</ref>
| date=November 2011}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1305
|1860= 2419
|1870= 1032
|1880= 2756
|1890= 4018
|1900= 6460
|1910= 8838
|1920= 11595
|1930= 18227
|1940= 20870
|1950= 28163
|1960= 31357
|1970= 43262
|1980= 52044
|1990= 60633
|2000= 69291
|2010= 80405
|2020= 79168
|footnote=Source: US Census Bureau
}}

Bloomington is the principal city of the [[Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana]], a [[metropolitan statistical area]] that covers [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene]], Monroe, and [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen]] counties<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt Metropolitan statistical areas and components] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526063716/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt |date=May 26, 2007 }}, [[Office of Management and Budget]], May 11, 2007.  Accessed 2008-07-30.</ref> and had a combined population of 160,874 according to the 2023 [[American Community Survey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Bloomington, IN Metro Area |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US14020-bloomington-in-metro-area/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020 census ===
The official 2020 census figures for Bloomington report a population of 79,168 people,<ref name="U.S. Census Website">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=U.S. Census Website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=United States Census Bureau |language=en}}</ref> although this number, a decrease of 1.5% since 2010, has been called into question since the timing of the count corresponded with the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] lockdown period when many Indiana University students had left the city to complete the Spring 2020 academic semester with their families at home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ladwig |first=Boris |title=Census results show Bloomington lost population, became more diverse in past decade |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2021/08/12/census-bureau-reports-bloomington-down-1-200-residents-since-2010/8114189002/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=The Herald-Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-18 |title=Bloomington among college towns challenging results of 2020 census |url=https://fox59.com/news/bloomington-among-college-towns-challenging-results-of-2020-census/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211203102714/https://fox59.com/news/bloomington-among-college-towns-challenging-results-of-2020-census/ |archive-date=2021-12-03 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=Fox 59 |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the 2023 [[American Community Survey]] estimates, the [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial and ethnic makeup]] of the city was 77.8% White alone, 4.8% Black alone, 0.2% American Indiana and Alaska Native alone, 10.5% Asian alone, 5.3% two or more races, and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.<ref name="U.S. Census Website"/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 80,405 people, 31,425 households, and 11,267 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3471.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 33,239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1435.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 31,425 households, of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 64.1% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 23.3 years. 11.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 44.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 13.3% were from 45 to 64; and 7.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |df=mdy}}</ref> of 2000, there were 69,291 people, 26,468 households, and 10,454 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,511.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 28,400 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,439.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.24% [[Black (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.26% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.01% from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 2.49% of the population. 22.9% were of [[germans|German]], 10.2% Irish, 9.1% English and 8.4% American ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 89.3% spoke only English at home, while 2.9% spoke Spanish, 1.3% [[korean language|Korean]], 1.1% German and 1.0% [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]] or [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]].

There were 26,468 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.2% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, 12.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 42.3% was from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,377, and the median income for a family was $50,054. Males had a median income of $32,470 compared to $26,100 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,481. About 10.3% of families and 29.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Bloomington, Indiana}}

==Economy==
[[File:Kirkwood Avenue, West, 121-125, Old First National Bank Building, Bloomington Courthouse Square HD.jpg|thumb|Intersection of Kirkwood and College, [[Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|Courthouse Square Historic District]]]]
The Bloomington and [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe County]] region is home to major employers representing a diverse collection of fields, including [[education]], the [[life sciences]], advanced manufacturing and [[technology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Businesses|url=http://comparebloomington.us/major_employers.php|access-date=March 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326140846/http://www.comparebloomington.us/major_employers.php|archive-date=March 26, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [https://www.bloomingtonedc.com/ Bloomington Economic Development Corporation] works to recruit and retain employers in the area, while [https://www.dimensionmill.org/ The Mill] serves as a co-working and innovation hub in the city's Trades District.

Bloomington is a regional economic center anchored by [[Indiana University]] and home to a diverse business community involved in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, health care, and the arts. Bloomington's concentration of employment in the life sciences is six times greater than the U.S. average, and employment in the technology sector has grown by over 80 percent in recent years.<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{cite web|title=Facts & Figures|url=http://comparebloomington.us/econ_dashboard.php|access-date=March 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015051826/http://www.comparebloomington.us/econ_dashboard.php|archive-date=October 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Companies based in Bloomington include [[Cook Group]], [[Author Solutions]], OneWorld Enterprises, BloomingFoods, Bloomington Tutors, and Singota Solutions.

[[Otis Elevator Company]] had a production plant in Bloomington from 1965 to 2012. The site at 1425 South Curry Pike was acquired by plastics lid and cap maker Phoenix's Enclosures, Incorporated in 2017.<ref>https://elevatorworld.com/news/daily-news/company-old-otis-factory-plans-to-expand/</ref> Other historic factories include an [[RCA]] plant which made color TVs, a [[General Electric|GE]] refrigerator plant, and the Showers Brothers furniture factory.

==Education==
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===Primary and secondary===
Bloomington is served by the public [[Monroe County Community School Corporation]], which includes 14 elementary schools, three middle schools, [[Bloomington High School North]], [[Bloomington High School South]], [[Bloomington Graduation School]], and [[The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship|Bloomington Academy]].

Private high schools include [[Harmony School (Indiana)|Harmony School]], [[Lighthouse Christian Academy (Bloomington, Indiana)|Lighthouse Christian Academy]], and Seven Oaks Classical School.

===Higher education===
[[Indiana University Bloomington]] is the [[flagship university|flagship campus]] of [[Indiana University]], with over 40,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tableau.bi.iu.edu/t/prd/views/uirr_sr_est_official_enrollment_public/EnrollmentTrends?:embed=y&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no|title=Enrollment Trends|website=Indiana University|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230432/https://tableau.bi.iu.edu/t/prd/views/uirr_sr_est_official_enrollment_public/EnrollmentTrends?:embed=y&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no|url-status=live}}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref>{{cite web | title = Carnegie Classifications Institution Profile | publisher = Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | url = http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=151351 | access-date = September 12, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040236/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=151351 | archive-date = September 13, 2018 | url-status = live}}</ref>

Bloomington is also home to a campus of [[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana]], the state's public community college system.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ivytech.edu/campuses/ | title=Campus Information | publisher=Ivy Tech | accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>

===Library===
Bloomington has a [[public library]], a branch of the [[Monroe County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mcpl.info/geninfo/hours-and-locations | title=Hours & Locations | date=January 23, 2012 | publisher=Monroe County Public Library | access-date=10 March 2018}}</ref>

==Media==

===Newspapers===
* ''[[The Herald-Times]]''
* ''[[Indiana Daily Student]]''

===Magazines===
* ''[[Bloom Magazine]]''

===Television===
* [[WTIU]] is a PBS station owned by Indiana University along with its sister radio station WFIU an NPR station.
* [[WTTV]] is licensed to Bloomington but is based out of Indianapolis as well as its sister station WXIN, which are both owned by Nexstar Media Group.

Bloomington also receives stations from Indianapolis and is part of the Indianapolis market.

A five-channel [[public-access television]] station is housed in the [[Monroe County Public Library]]. The station, known as Community Access Television Services or CATS, was established in 1973 and serves as a "dedicated constitutional forum".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catstv.net/about.php|title=About CATS|website=catstv.net}}</ref> In April 1995, ''[[Rox (American TV series)|Rox]]'', a program produced at CATS (then Bloomington Community Access Television, or BCAT), became the first TV series distributed via the web, with an episode titled "Global Village Idiots".<ref>{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Quittner|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134084,00.html|title=Radio Free Cyberspace|magazine=Time|date=May 1, 1995}}</ref>

===Radio stations===
* W203BL 88.9 FM. Owned by and broadcasts Air 1 Radio Network, which is a Christian music radio station.
* [[W241CD]] 96.1 FM also called  Rock 96.1 The Quarry is a rock radio station that plays programming from Westwood One including "96 Rock" WFTK Cincinnati based morning hosts JD & Bridget. It is a sister station to WGCL and WTTS, which are also owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. Tarzian was a prominent figure in town.
* [[WBWB]] 96.7 FM, also called B97, is a Top 40 radio station and it is a sister station to WHCC.
* [[WCLS]] 97.7 FM is the Local classic rock music station.
* [[WCYI-LP|WCYI]] 104.1 FM is an ultra low powered religious FM radio station broadcast out of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
* [[WFHB]] 91.3 and 98.1 in Bloomington, 100.7 in Nashville and 106.3 in Ellettsville. It is the Local Community radio station.
* [[WFIU]] 103.7 FM The NPR station in town. Owned by Indiana University.
* [[WGCL (AM)|WGCL]] WGCL AM 1370 and 98.7 FM. WGCL is the local news talk radio station and is a sister station to WTTS and Rock 96.1 The Quarry.
* [[WHCC]] 105.1 FM, also called Hoosier Country 105, is a local country station which is also one of the flagship stations of Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network along with The Fan 1070 AM. Sister station to WBWB.
* [[WIUX]] 99.1 FM, The local student radio station of Indiana University. It is a low powered station.
* [[WMYJ-FM|WMYJ]] 88.9 FM, also called MyJoy Radio, is a Southern Gospel radio station that is licensed to Oolitic, Indiana, and serves the Bloomington, Indiana area.
* [[WOMB]] 89.9 FM, also called With Our Mother Blessed, is a Christian radio station licensed to Ellettsville, Indiana.
* [[WTTS]] 92.3 FM is technically licensed to Trafalgar, Indiana. It transits to Bloomington and Indianapolis. It is an Adult Album Alternative station. Sister station to WGCL and Rock 96.1 The Quarry Owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
* [[WVNI]] 95.1 and 107.7 FM is also called spirit 95, which is a Christian contemporary music station broadcasting from Nashville, Indiana.

==Transportation==
[[File:Bus station, Third and Walnut, Bloomington.jpg|thumb|Bloomington Transit Center]]

===Airports===
* [[Monroe County Airport (Indiana)|Monroe County Airport]] (no scheduled commercial flights)
* [[Indianapolis International Airport]] (nearest commercial airport, {{convert|50|mi|km}} away)

=== Bicycling ===
Bloomington is a gold-rated bicycle-friendly community by the [[League of American Bicyclists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/transportation/bike/ |title=Biking in Bloomington |work=City of Bloomington |access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref>  There are several significant bike trails in and around the city, most notably the [[B-Line Trail]] which runs north to south for almost four miles through the core of Downtown Bloomington and south through Switchyard Park.  An east to west version has also recently been completed along the 7th street corridor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloomington.in.gov/engineering/projects/7th |title=The 7-Line |work=City of Bloomington |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

Bloomington and Indiana University briefly ran a dockless bikeshare program called Pace, launched in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/bloomington-bike-share-150223/ |title=Five Things You Need To Know About Bloomington's New Bike Share |work=Indiana Public Media |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704175004/https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/bloomington-bike-share-150223/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The program was cancelled after less than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/pace-bike-share-to-leave-bloomington-as-e-scooters-move-in |title=Pace bike share to leave Bloomington as e-scooters move in |work=RTV6 Indianapolis |date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

===Highways===
* {{Jct|state=IN|I|69}} 
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|37}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|45}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|46}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|48}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|446}}

Bloomington, for many years was one of the largest cities without an interstate or freeway. However, interstate access finally occurred in December 2015 when the [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]] expansion between [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]] and [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] was completed to Bloomington.

[[Indiana State Road 37|SR 37]] used to be the main highway through Bloomington running as a four-lane expressway on the westside of the city. However, after the completion of I-69 throughout the state in August 2024, SR 37 now ends on the southside of Bloomington at an interchange with the interstate.

[[Indiana State Road 45|State Road 45]] (SR&nbsp;45) and [[Indiana State Road 46|State Road 46]] (SR&nbsp;46) run through Bloomington together on a four-lane highway known as the "bypass".

[[Indiana State Road 48|State Road 48]] (SR&nbsp;48) starts as a four-lane highway on the city's west side before narrowing to two-lanes at Oard Rd outside the city limits.

[[Indiana State Road 446|State Road 446]] (SR&nbsp;446) runs as a minor state highway from Bloomington's eastside through [[Monroe Lake|Lake Monroe]] and the [[Hoosier National Forest]].

===Public transportation===
Local bus service is provided by [[Bloomington Transit]].

Bus service to Indianapolis is provided by Miller Transportation bus lines, services to the Indianapolis International Airport is provided through shuttle services such as GO Express.

==Notable people==
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* [[David Anspaugh]], director of ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]'' and ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]''
* [[Kenny Aronoff]], drummer
* [[David Baker (composer)|David Baker]], symphonic jazz composer
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]], voice actor
* [[Tony Baldwin]], college softball coach
* [[Arija Bareikis]], actress
* [[Paul Baribeau]], folk punk singer and musician
* [[Joshua Bell]], violinist
* [[Abraham Benrubi]], actor
* [[Kent Benson]], basketball player
* [[Diane Bish]], organist, concert and recording artist, composer and conductor
* [[Lil Bub]], famous cat, internet sensation
* [[Joseph O. Butcher]], Major General in the Marine Corps
* [[Meg Cabot]], author
* [[Hoagy Carmichael]], singer-songwriter
* [[Calbert Cheaney]], basketball player, assistant coach for the College Park Skyhawks
* [[Chris Clavin]], singer-songwriter, [[Plan-It-X Records]] owner
* [[Terri Conn]], actress
* [[William Cook (entrepreneur)|William Cook]], founder of Cook Inc.
* [[James Counsilman]], US Olympic swimming coach
* [[John Merle Coulter]], former president of Indiana University
* [[Althea Crome]], micro-knitter
* [[Malcolm Dalglish]], [[hammered dulcimer]] player, composer, and choral director
* [[Grey Damon]], actor
* [[John Darnielle]], singer-songwriter
* [[Krista Detor]], musician
* [[Joe Dowell]], singer-songwriter
* [[Wilson V. Eagleson]] II, [[U.S. Army Air Force]] officer, decorated [[Tuskegee Airmen]] fighter pilot;<ref name="CAF2">{{cite web |title=Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster |url=https://cafriseabove.org/the-tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-roster/ |website=CAF Rise Above |access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref><ref>NCPedia. "Wilson Vash Eagleson II - A Tuskegee Airman 1920 - 2006". Doris McLean Bates. Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2003. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/eagleson-wilson</ref> raised in Bloomington. Son of IU's first African American woman graduate 
* [[Andy Fillmore]], Canadian Member of Parliament for [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
* [[Mick Foley]], former professional wrestler and author 
* [[Karen Joy Fowler]], author
* [[Rex Grossman]], former NFL quarterback
* [[David F. Hamilton]], Judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]
* [[Bobby Helms]], singer, "[[Jingle Bell Rock]]", "[[My Special Angel]]", "[[Fraulein (song)|Fraulein]]"
* [[Douglas Hofstadter]], cognitive scientist
* [[Jordan Hulls]], basketball player
* [[Elaine Irwin Mellencamp]], model
* [[Jared Jeffries]], basketball player, [[Retired]]
* [[David Starr Jordan]], former president of Indiana University and [[Stanford University]]
* [[Kraig Kinser]], an [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] driver
* [[Sheldon Kinser]], Indy car driver
* [[Steve Kinser]], race car driver
* [[Alfred Kinsey]], founder of [[Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction]]
* [[Amelia Laskey]], ornithologist
* [[Brad Leftwich]], musician
* [[Ross Lockridge Jr.]], novelist, author of ''[[Raintree County (novel)|Raintree County]]''
* [[Austin Lucas]], singer-songwriter
* [[Sara Lund]], musician
* [[Cory Martin]], shot putter
* [[Sean May]], former NBA basketball player
* [[John Mellencamp]], musician
* [[Maurice Mierau]], writer
* [[Denny Miller]], actor
* [[Carrie Newcomer]], musician
* [[Thubten Jigme Norbu]], brother of [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama]]
* [[Shohaku Okumura]], Zen Buddhist author and teacher
* [[Elinor Ostrom]], [[Nobel Prize]]–winner, political scientist
* [[Jeff Overton]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Angelo Pizzo]], screenwriter and producer of ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]'' and ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]''
* [[Kevin Pritchard]], NBA front office executive
* [[Scott Rolen]], former Major League Baseball player
* [[David Lee Roth]], lead singer of band [[Van Halen]]
* [[Alfred Ryors]], former president of Indiana University
* [[Jeff Sagarin]], statistician for sports, contributor to ''[[USA Today]]''
* [[Ronnie Schneider (tennis)|Ronnie Schneider]], ATP tennis player
* [[Frithjof Schuon]], philosopher and mystic
* [[György Sebők]], pianist
* [[János Starker]], cellist
* [[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]], singer, guitarist, and lawyer
* [[Sarkes Tarzian]], engineer, inventor, and broadcaster
* [[Jill Bolte Taylor]], neuroanatomist
* [[Herman B Wells]], former president and chancellor of Indiana University
* [[Camilla Williams]], opera singer
* [[Collett E. Woolman]], founder of Delta Air Lines
* [[Andrew Wylie (college president)|Andrew Wylie]], first president of Indiana University
* [[Max Zorn]], mathematician
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== In popular culture ==
*The 1979 film ''[[Breaking Away]]'' is about four teens from Bloomington. It was filmed around the city.
*[[Karen Kingsbury]]'s book series featuring the Baxter family (which comprises a large number of her works) is centered around Bloomington.
*In the 1988 film ''[[Ernest Saves Christmas]]'', the now-former Santa Clause (who goes back to using his real name, Seth Applegate) informs the character Harmony Starr that he knows about her real identity, that being Pamela Trenton, and that she is originally from Hampton Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana.
*In the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] was born on May 20, 2336, in Bloomington, Indiana (as stated in the 2000 episode "[[Imperfection (Star Trek: Voyager)|Imperfection]]").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chakoteya.net/Voyager/701.htm|title=The Voyager Transcripts - Imperfection|website=www.chakoteya.net}}</ref> A monument to this was constructed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloomingtonian.com/2022/10/23/star-trek-actor-kate-mulgrew-visits-captain-janeway-statue-in-bloomington-indiana/|title=Bloomington, IN}}</ref>
*In the popular video game ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'', hero character Soldier: 76 is from Bloomington, Indiana.
*Patricia Highsmith used Bloomington as the model for the fictional town of Chalmerston in her 1983 novel ''[[People Who Knock on the Door]]''
*The novel ''[[Stranger Things|Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds]]'' centers on Terry Ives and her friends, and is set in Bloomington during the years 1969–1970.

==Points of interest==
* Constellation Stage and Screen – local professional theater and film series (merger of [[Bloomington Playwrights Project|Bloomington Playwright's Project]], Cardinal Stage, and Pigasus Institute)
* [[Courthouse Square Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana)|Downtown historic district]]
* [[Indiana University Bloomington]]
* [[Kinsey Institute|Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction (Bloomington)]]
* [[Lake Lemon]] – located approximately 10 miles northeast of Bloomington.
* [[Griffy Lake]]
*Captain Janeway Birthplace Statue – Bloomington, Indiana is the birthplace of fictional Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], from the show Star Trek: Voyager.

== Sister cities ==
Bloomington has the following [[Town twinning|sister cities]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sistercities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2019-SCI-Impact-Annual-Report-Final.pdf|title=Sister Cities International: 2019 Annual Report|access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>

*{{flagdeco|CUB}} [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]], Villa Clara, Cuba
*{{flagdeco|NIC}} [[Posoltega]], Chinandega, Nicaragua
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]], California

==See also==
{{Portal|Indiana|United States}}
*[[List of public art in Bloomington, Indiana]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bloomington.in.gov/ City of Bloomington, Indiana website]
* [http://www.chamberbloomington.org/ Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.visitbloomington.com/ Tourism Website]
* {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Bloomington (Indiana)|display=Bloomington|volume=4|pages=86-87}}

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[[Category:Cities in Indiana]]
[[Category:Cities in Monroe County, Indiana]]
[[Category:County seats in Indiana]]
[[Category:Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana]]
[[Category:1818 establishments in Indiana]]