Bloomfield, Indiana
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Bloomfield is a town in Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,542 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Greene County[Geographic references#6GR6].
History
Bloomfield, Indiana offers many great historical sites and much, much more. If you are interested in learning more or visiting Bloomfield, Indiana or Greene County Indiana then check out [The Greene County Indiana Visitors & Community Information Center]Geography
Bloomfield is located at (39.024634, -86.940307)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 2,542 people, 1,180 households, and 665 families residing in the town. The population density was 711.2/km² (1,841.1/mi²). There were 1,315 housing units at an average density of 367.9/km² (952.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.20% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.There were 1,180 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,224, and the median income for a family was $42,656. Males had a median income of $31,864 versus $23,879 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,045. About 12.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
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