Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington City Hall & Arts Center
Bloomington City Hall & Arts Center
Location of Bloomington within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of Bloomington
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°50′26.87″N 93°17′53.81″W / 44.8407972°N 93.2982806°W / 44.8407972; -93.2982806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Founded1843
Incorporated (town)May 11, 1858
Incorporated (city)November 8, 1960
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager[1]
 • MayorTim Busse[2]
 • ManagerJamie Verbrugge[3]
Area
 • City
38.395 sq mi (99.443 km2)
 • Land34.699 sq mi (89.869 km2)
 • Water3.696 sq mi (9.574 km2)  9.73%
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
Population
 • City
89,987
 • Estimate 
(2023)[7]
87,398
 • RankUS: 400th
MN: 5th
 • Density2,518.76/sq mi (972.49/km2)
 • Metro
3,712,020 (US: 16th)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
55420, 55425, 55431, 55435, 55437, 55438
Area code952
FIPS code27-06616
GNIS feature ID0640278[5]
Sales tax9.025%[8]
Websitebloomingtonmn.gov

Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Minneapolis and just south of the Interstate 494/694 Beltway. The population was 89,987 at the 2020 census,[6] making it Minnesota's fifth-largest city.

Bloomington was established as a post–World War II housing boom suburb connected to Minneapolis's urban street grid, and is serviced by four major freeways: Interstate 35W running north-south through the approximate middle of the city, Minnesota State Highway 77, also signed as Cedar Avenue, running north-south near the eastern end of the city, U.S. Highway 169, running north-south along the western boundary of the city, and Interstate 494 running east-west at the northern border. Minnesota State Highway 100 also terminates within city limits at Interstate 494. Large-scale commercial development is concentrated along the I-494 corridor. Besides an extensive city park system, with over 1,000 square feet (93 m2) of parkland per capita,[9] Bloomington is also home to Hyland Lake Park Reserve in the west and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the southeast.

Bloomington has more jobs per capita than either Minneapolis or Saint Paul, due in part to the United States' largest enclosed shopping center, the Mall of America, which is inside of the city.[10] The headquarters of Ceridian, Donaldson Company, Great Clips, Dairy Queen, HealthPartners, Holiday Stationstores, and Toro, and major operations of Pearson, General Dynamics, Seagate Technologies, and Express Scripts are also based in the city.

The city was named after Bloomington, Illinois.[11][12]

  1. ^ Code of Ordinances §2.01
  2. ^ City Councilmembers and district maps
  3. ^ Bloomington City manager
  4. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomington, Minnesota
  6. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Bloomington (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Community Profile". City of Bloomington. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
  10. ^ "2030 Regional Development Framework - Revised Forecasts as of January 9, 2008" (PDF). Metropolitan Council. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
  11. ^ "Bloomington, Minnesota". Britannica. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Facts About Bloomington, MN".

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