Bloomfield is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,601 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Davis County^GR6. Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. ...

Location

Bloomfield is located in southeastern Iowa near the border with Missouri at the junction of U.S. Highway 63 and Iowa Highway 2. Surrounding towns include: Drakesville (northwest), Ottumwa (north), Centerville (west), and Pulaski (southeast). United States Highway 63 is an north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles (2,070 km) from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana. ... Iowa Highway 2 is a state highway that runs from east to west across the state of Iowa. ... Drakesville is a city located in Davis County, Iowa. ... Ottumwa (pronounced Uh-tuhm-wa) is a city in Wapello County, Iowa. ... Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville Iowa Centerville is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. ... Pulaski is a city located in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 249. ...

Businesses

The businesses in Bloomfield include: Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative, Inc., Casey's, MFA, Phillips 66, and Sinclair gas stations, Uncle Bob's, Hamburger Inn, Pizza Hut, Subway, and Ted's Pizza restaurants, Bloomfield Swimming Pool, Bloomfield Public Library, Dollar General, Pamida, Iowa Theater, Bloomfield Ford, Davis County Hospital, Community First Bank, Community 1st Credit Union, Davis County Savings and Bank of the West banks, plus many more not listed. Phillips 66 is a brand of gasoline and service station in the U.S. It is part of ConocoPhillips. ... Sinclair Oil is an American petroleum company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Gasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Pizza Hut is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Addison, Texas USA (a northern suburb of Dallas) specializing in American-style pizza along with side dishes including (depending on location) buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread. ... A Subway restaurant in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore Exterior of a typical Subway restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Locations of Subway stores Subway is the name of a multinational restaurant franchise that mainly sells sandwiches and salads. ... For other uses, see Pizza (disambiguation). ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, institution, or private individual. ... Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a chain of limited-selection consumable retail stores operating in 30 U.S. states. ... Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... BRD-SG in Iaşi - A small branch dedicated to retail services For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... A credit union is a not-for-profit co-operative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members, through the election of a volunteer Board of Directors elected from the membership itself. ...

Annual Events

The Davis County Fair is held every year at the fairgrounds, west of Bloomfield, sometime in July. This year it is going to be July 10th-17th and is the 143rd year of the fair.

Recent News

Dollar General has moved to their new location, on the north side of Pamida.

Geography

Bloomfield is located at 40°44′53″N, 92°25′06″W^GR1. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 300 × 194 pixelsFull resolution (300 × 194 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/png) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.30%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,601 people, 1,123 households, and 668 families residing in the city. The population density was 442.4/km² (1,145.0/mi²). There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of 208.9/km² (540.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.54% White, 0.12% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,123 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,471, and the median income for a family was $44,073. Males had a median income of $25,260 versus $23,686 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,962. About 3.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Notable Natives

Jared Eakins, Kyle Chaplin, and Chase Jones, currently attending Iowa State University are natives of Bloomfield, IA, are the creators of the City of Bloomfield's website. (http://www.cityofbloomfield.org).

References and links

• City Website, The City of Bloomfield
• The Bloomfied Newspaper, The Bloomfield Democrat
• Davis County Genealogy including the towns of Bloomfield, Pulaski, Drakesville and Troy, Davis County Genealogy
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.751122° -92.417007°
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