Editing Bloomington, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bloomington
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria]]

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| area_total_km2     = 6.9
| area_land_km2      = 6.9
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.7
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.7
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

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| population_total   = 2082
| population_density_km2 = auto

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| elevation_m        = 18
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 77951
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-08800<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Bloomington''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Victoria County, Texas]], United States. The population was 2,459 at the 2010 census.  It is included in the [[Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Bloomington is located at {{coord|28|38|48|N|96|53|48|W|type:city}} (28.646639, -96.896556).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 2.7&nbsp;square miles (6.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960=1756
|1970=1676
|1980=1884
|1990=
|2000=2562
|2010=2459
|2020=2082
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
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Bloomington first appeared as an unincorporated community in the [[1960 U.S. Census]]<ref name=1960CensusTX/> and as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusTX/>

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Bloomington racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4808800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|343
|16.47%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|95
|4.56%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3
|0.14%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|22
|1.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,610
|77.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,082'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,082 people, 478 households, and 352 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 2,562 people, 771 households, and 616 families resided in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|961.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 921 housing units at an average density of {{convert|345.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 53.08% White, 6.28% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 36.46% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 67.56% of the population.

Of the 771 households, 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were not families. About 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the CDP, the population was distributed as 37.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,167, and for a family was $34,398. Males had a median income of $36,318 versus $18,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,332. About 16.2% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

[[Gale Storm]], singer and actress, whose career was chiefly in the 1940s and 1950s.<br />

==Education==
Bloomington is served by the [[Bloomington Independent School District]].<!--Census code UNI 10500--><ref name=VictoriaCoSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48469_victoria/DC20SD_C48469.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Victoria County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48469_victoria/DC20SD_C48469_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

All of the county is in the service area of [[Victoria College (Texas)|Victoria College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.208.  THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>
<!-- and is the birthplace of Gale Storm who portrayed Margie on "My Little Margie." also uncited -->

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.victoriaedc.com/ ''Victoria Economic Development Corporation'' economic development]

{{Victoria County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Victoria County, Texas]]
[[Category:Victoria, Texas metropolitan area]]