Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 78,680 as of the 2020 census, making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. 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.
Midwest
Bloomington
McLean County, IL
Population
78,788
Walk Score
90 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$959
Median home value
$190,700
Founded
1831
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bloomington Central Business District · listed 1985
- East Grove Street District-Bloomington · listed 1987
- Franklin Square · listed 1976
- White Place Historic District · listed 1988
Notable landmarks
- Benjamin, Ruben M., House · listed 1978
- Bloomington High School · listed 2018
- Chicago & Alton Freight Depot
- Clover Lawn · listed 1972
- Cox, George H., House · listed 1985
- Davis, David, III & IV, House · listed 1982
- Greenlee, Robert, House · listed 1997
- Hamilton, John M., House · listed 1978
- Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent · listed 1983
- McLean County Courthouse and Square · listed 1973
- Miller, George H., House · listed 1978
- Miller-Davis Law Buildings · listed 1979
- Scott-Vrooman House · listed 1983
- Stevenson House · listed 1974
- US Army Aircraft C-53-DO-41-20124 · listed 1996
- White Building · listed 1994
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