Back بلومنجتون Arabic بلومنجتون (مكلين, الينوى) ARZ بلومینقتون، ایلینوی AZB Блумінгтан (Ілінойс) Byelorussian Bloomington (Illinois) Catalan Блумингтон (Иллинойс) CE Bloomington (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois) CEB Bloomington (Illinois) Czech Bloomington, Illinois Welsh Bloomington DAG
Bloomington, Illinois | |
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 Location of Bloomington in McLean County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 40°29′03″N 88°59′37″W / 40.48417°N 88.99361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | McLean |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Incorporated | 1831 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council–manager |
| • Mayor | Mboka Mwilambwe[1][2] |
| • City manager | Jeff Jurgens |
| Area | |
• City | 27.24 sq mi (70.56 km2) |
| • Land | 27.12 sq mi (70.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 78,680 |
| • Density | 2,901.29/sq mi (1,120.18/km2) |
| • Urban | 132,600 (US: 243rd) |
| • Metro | 191,067 (US: 223rd) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 61701, 61704, 61705 |
| Area code(s) | 309, 861 |
| FIPS code | 17-06613 |
| GNIS ID | 2394197[4] |
| Website | www |
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680,[5] making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area.[6] It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, which has a population of roughly 170,000. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. Bloomington is home to Illinois Wesleyan University and the headquarters for State Farm and Country Financial. Bloomington is also home to the minor league hockey team Bloomington Bison.
- ^ Nardi, Sarah (May 1, 2021). "At Swearing In, Bloomington Mayor Mwilambwe Vows to Tackle Divisions". WGLT.
- ^ "City Council". City of Bloomington. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomington, Illinois
- ^ "2020 City Population and Demographics". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ M.K. Guetersloh (June 16, 2006). "Bloomington grows by 10,000". Pantagraph. Retrieved February 15, 2008.