Bloomington

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Bloomington

Total population

150

Median home value

$98,100

20.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$59,063

Bloomington$59k

National$74k

Elevation1049 m

Land area1.67 km²

Weather65°F · Clear

Coordinates39.48°, -79.08°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bloomington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southeastern Garrett County, Maryland located at the confluence of the North Branch Potomac River and Savage River. It lies to the west of Luke on Maryland Route 135 and is bounded to the northwest by Savage River State Forest. As of the 2010 census the population of Bloomington was 305.

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, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

American literary critic, professor and historian (born 1950)

William M. O. Dawson

American politician (1853-1916)

D

Don Redman

American musician (1900–1964)

Harley Orrin Staggers

American politician (1907-1991)

Stephen Wheeler Downey

American politician (1839-1902)

R

Rachel Cosgrove Payes

American writer (1922-1998)

W

Woodrow Wilson Barr

United States Marine (1918-1942)

L

Leslie Thrasher

American illustrator

Charles Irving Elliott

pioneer aviator in the Hawaiian Islands

J

John F. Matheus

American writer

T

Tonna Lee Pratt

early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic (1950-2020)

Ruth Ann Davis

US educator and academic

H

Hugh A. McMullen

American businessman and politician

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

Nearby places in Maryland

• Westernport
  2 mi away · pop. 1,588
• Moscow
  5.4 mi away
• Nikep
  6.5 mi away
• Dawson
  7.1 mi away · pop. 180
• Kitzmiller
  8.5 mi away
• Danville
  8.8 mi away
• Midland
  10.2 mi away
• Klondike
  10.8 mi away
• Ocean
  10.9 mi away
• Woodland
  11.1 mi away · pop. 42
• Shaft
  12.1 mi away
• Cresaptown
  15.1 mi away · pop. 5,121

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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

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

late boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Seen 2026-09-22

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Seen 2026-09-20

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Seen 2026-09-20

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Seen 2026-09-19

swamp aster

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Seen 2026-09-19

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Seen 2026-09-18

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Seen 2026-09-18

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).