Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is the home of Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington enrolls over 45,000 students.
Midwest
Bloomington
Monroe County, IN
Population
79,006
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,112
Median home value
$267,900
Founded
1818
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bloomington West Side Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1997
- Cascades Park · listed 2024
- Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 1990
- Maple Grove Road Rural Historic District · listed 1998
- McDoel Historic District · listed 2021
- North Washington Street Historic District · listed 1991
- Prospect Hill Historic District · listed 1991
- Steele Dunning Historic District · listed 2000
- University Courts Historic District · listed 2007
- Vinegar Hill Historic District · listed 2005
Notable landmarks
- Dimension Limestone Industry in the Bloomington, Indiana Area, ca. 1816-1967 MPS
- Abel, Elias, House · listed 1982
- Blair-Dunning House · listed 1983
- Bloomington City Hall · listed 1989
- Cantol Wax Company Building · listed 1990
- Carter-Randall-Parker House · listed 2018
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant · listed 2000
- Cochran-Helton-Lindley House · listed 1979
- Epsilon II Archeological Site (12MO133) · listed 1986
- Hinkle-Garton Farmstead · listed 2007
- Honey Creek School · listed 1978
- Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot · listed 1983
- Johnson's Creamery · listed 1996
- Kappa V Archeological Site (12MO301) · listed 1986
- Koontz, John F. and Malissa, House · listed 2014
- Legg House · listed 2001
- Mayfield, Leroy, House · listed 1994
- Milisen, Dr. Robert L. and Ellen, House · listed 2021
- Millen House · listed 2004
- Millen-Chase-McCalla House · listed 2014
- Monroe Carnegie Library · listed 1978
- Monroe County Courthouse · listed 1976
- Morgan House · listed 1983
- Nichols, J.L., House and Studio · listed 1984
- Old Crescent, The · listed 1980
- …and 7 more
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