Bloomington

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Bloomington

Total population

255

Median home value

$377,300

11.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$79,583

Bloomington$80k

National$74k

Weather70°F · Sunny

Coordinates42.19°, -111.40°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bloomington is a city in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. The population was 199 at the 2020 census. It was first settled in 1864.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bloomington, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gutzon Borglum

American sculptor (1867–1941)

Arthur Shepherd

American composer and conductor (1880–1958)

Charles H. Hart

American Mormon leader

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Edward L. Hart

American poet (1916-2008)

W

Walter L. Budge

American politician (1906-1961)

F

Franklin "Frank" Thomas Pomeroy

American politician

C

C. Lynn Hayward

American biologist

O

Oliver Bake Piggott

American soldier (1920-2006)

E

Ed Lawrence

American actor (1866–1937)

E

Edwin Lowell Shepherd

American naturalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Idaho

• Paris
  2.6 mi away · pop. 562
• St. Charles
  5.5 mi away
• Montpelier
  10.7 mi away · pop. 2,694
• Bennington
  13.9 mi away · pop. 92
• Georgetown
  20 mi away · pop. 739
• Franklin
  24 mi away · pop. 1,034
• Preston
  25.3 mi away · pop. 5,928
• Dayton
  30.3 mi away · pop. 500
• Clifton
  30.8 mi away · pop. 788
• Weston
  31.4 mi away · pop. 569
• Grace
  31.4 mi away · pop. 1,349
• Oxford
  31.8 mi away · pop. 49

Browse all places in Idaho →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bloomington

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Bloomington I. State of Mind Collection · 2020

Geology, energy and mineral (GEM) resource assessment of the Bloomington GRA, Idaho, including the Worm Creek (37-77) Wilderness Study Area

R. S. Fredericksen · 1983

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 51 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 71 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 87 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Lake Channel, Power, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Big Rock, Jefferson, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 101 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).