Bloomingdale, Indiana
| Bloomingdale | |
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 Bloomingdale
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| Coordinates: 39°49′54″N 87°14′58″W / 39.83167°N 87.24944°WCoordinates: 39°49′54″N 87°14′58″W / 39.83167°N 87.24944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Penn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 335 |
| • Density | 560/sq mi (216.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 47832 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-05788[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0431202[2] |
Bloomingdale is a town in Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 335 at the 2010 census.
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[edit] History
The town of Bloomingdale was platted in 1825 or 1826, south of its present location. Originally it was named Bloomfield.[3]
[edit] Geography
Bloomingdale is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the county seat of Rockville. U.S. Route 41 passes less than a mile to the east of the town.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 319 people, 135 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density was 558.7 people per square mile (216.1/km²). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 278.5 per square mile (107.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.06% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Pacific Islander, and 0.31% from two or more races.
There were 135 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $27,308 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,928. About 2.2% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable native
- W. C. Allee - Zoologist and ecologist known for the Allee effect.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Bowen 1913, p. 196.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Bloomingdale, Indiana (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bloomingdale,+IN&hl=en&ll=39.834773,-87.25153&spn=0.058593,0.132093&sll=40.153941,-88.343362&sspn=0.933111,2.113495&oq=bloomingdal&vpsrc=6&hnear=Bloomingdale,+Parke,+Indiana&t=m&z=14. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
[edit] Bibliography
- History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofparkeve00bfbo#page/n25/mode/2up. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
