Bloom (Wisconsin)

Richland County

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The Town of Bloomfield is one of 16 Towns in Richland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the Town of Bloom 512 inhabitants.

Town has a fundamentally different meaning than in other English-speaking area in Wisconsin. Rather, it corresponds to the usual in the other U.S. states townships that make up the next smallest administrative unit of the County.

Geography

The Town of Bloomfield is located in southwest Wisconsin. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota is located approximately 75 km to the west. After Illinois, there are 130 km to the south.

The geographical coordinates of the center of the Town of Bloomfield are 43 ° 30'52 " north latitude and 90 ° 29'22 " west longitude. It extends over an area of 93.5 km ².

The Town of Bloomfield is located in the north of Richland County and is adjacent to the following neighboring Towns:

Traffic

The Wisconsin State Highway 56 runs through the southwestern Town of Bloom. In addition, still lead the County Highway D, H and I through the territory of the Town. All other roads are minor roads and partly unpaved roadways.

With the Richland Airport is approximately 35 kilometers southeast of the Town, a small airfield. The next airports are the Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (about 150 km south-southwest ), the La Crosse Regional Airport ( around 95 km north-west ) and the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison Wisconsin's capital ( 130 km east-southeast ).

Population

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Town of Bloom 512 people in 202 households. The population density was 5.5 people per square kilometer. In the 202 households lived statistically 2.53 per person.

The racial passed the population with one exception only of whites. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

27.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. 46.3 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 44,205. The per capita income was $ 18,888. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in the Town of Bloom

In addition to scattered settlements still exist in the Town of Bloom following unincorporated settlements:

• Bloom City
• West Lima