Bloomington
county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States
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Summary
Bloomington is a city in the United States[1]. Bloomington ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,032 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monroe County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Posoltega[6]
- Postal code: 47401[7], 47402[8], 47403[9], 47404[10], 47405[11], 47406[12], 47407[13], 47408[14]
- Part of: Southern Indiana[15]
- Commons category: Bloomington, Indiana[16]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 812[18]
- Inception: 1818[19]
- Official website: http://bloomington.in.gov/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bloomington, Indiana[21]
- Population: 80,405[22], 79,168[23]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Capital of: Monroe County[27]
- Official name: Bloomington[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bloomington, Indiana[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bloomington, Indiana[30]
- Number of households: 31,979[31]
- Native label: Bloomington[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bloomington, Indiana[33]
- Different from: Bloomington[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 235 m[35]
- Area: 60.69747 km²[36], 60.494415 km²[37]
Why It Matters
Bloomington has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Bloomington is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]