Bloomington (Illinois)
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 State Farm Insurance Building in Bloomington |
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| Foundation : | 1822 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | McLean County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 29 ′ N , 89 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
78,005 (as of 2016) 188,644 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,338 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 58.3 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 58.3 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 243 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61701, 61704, 61705 | ||
| Area code : | +1 309 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-06613 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 404579 | ||
| Website : | www.cityblm.org | ||
| Mayor : | Stephen F. Stockton | ||
Bloomington is a city and administrative center of McLean County in the middle of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2016 Bloomington had 78,005 residents. Together with Normal (Illinois) it forms a common metropolitan area.
The city is 55 km southeast of Peoria , 189 km southwest of Chicago , 230 km northeast of St. Louis , Missouri , 94 km northeast of Illinois' capital Springfield and 76 km northwest of Champaign .
geography
The city is 243 m above sea level. According to the 2010 census, the city has an area of 70.5 km², of which 70.5 km² or 99.96% is land and 0.026 km² or 0.04% is water.
history
The area of what is now Bloomington was on the corner of a large forest that was inhabited by Kickapoo Indians. The first European settlers settled there around 1820. The branch, first Keg Grove , later called Blooming Grove, was named a county seat on December 25, 1820 after McLean County was founded.
With the establishment of McLean County the formation of a county seat was decided. However, the exact location should be determined later. James Allin, one of the supporters of the new county, offered a lot of 240,000 square feet of his property for the founding of the city. His offer was accepted and Bloomington was built. The land was auctioned off in a busy and noisy auction on Independence Day in 1831. At the time, roads were few, but the soils were rich and attracted new farmers who started their businesses in the newly formed county. People came from all over the world to do business in the city center, including Abraham Lincoln , who worked as a lawyer in nearby Springfield .
Illinois Wesleyan University was founded in Bloomington in 1850.
In 1900 a fire destroyed the old town hall and the police station as well as most of the city center, especially north and east of the court. However, the destroyed buildings were quickly rebuilt.
During the first two decades of the 20th century, Bloomington continued to grow. Agriculture, the construction of highways and railways, and the growth of insurance, mainly state agricultural insurance, all influenced the growth of Bloomington and its city center. The city center became a regional shopping center that attracted trade from neighboring counties.
economy
According to Bloomington's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Bloomington's largest employers are as follows:
| # | employer | # the employee |
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| 1 | State Farm Insurance | 14,450 |
| 2 | Country Financial | 2.084 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America | 1.278 |
| 4th | OSF St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,140 |
| 5 | Afni | 900 |
| 6th | McLean County | 806 |
| 7th | City of Bloomington | 743 |
| 8th | Bloomington School District 87 | 691 |
| 9 | Growmark | 528 |
| 10 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 468 |
Bloomington is also home to a convention center at the McLean County Fairgrounds, the US Cellular Coliseum, and Beer Nuts .
Along with Normal, the Bloomington real estate is taxed at a rate of 0.04% to aid the Central Illinois Regional Airport . The airport is currently served by three airlines.
gallery
Beer nuts are produced in Bloomington.
View in northwest direction from the east side of the square in the city center, around 1910
Bloomington Tower
sons and daughters of the town
- John Campbell (* 1955), jazz pianist
- Rachel Crothers (1878–1958), author and theater director
- Clinton Davisson (1881–1958), physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Frederick William Goudy (1865–1947), typographer
- James Harbord (1866–1947), Lieutenant General in the US Army
- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), writer and publisher
- Pokey LaFarge (actually Drew Heissler ) (* 1983), roots music singer
- Benjamin Lincoln Robinson (1864–1935), botanist and director of the Gray Herbarium at Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts)
- George Lincoln Rockwell (1918–1967), founder and "leader" of the American Nazi Party
- Henry Holmes Smith (1909–1986), photography instructor at Indiana University
- Sidney Smith (1877-1935), cartoonist
- Forrest Taylor (1883-1965), actor
- McLean Stevenson (1927–1996), actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illinois (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ a b History of Bloomington, History of Bloomington ( Memento of the original of February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of Bloomington (City Website), History of Bloomington (from the City Website) ( Memento of the original from February 29, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Wikipedia contributors. (2019, March 18). Illinois Wesleyan University. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . Retrieved March 23, 2019 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois_Wesleyan_University&oldid=888374592
- ↑ City of Bloomington CAFR ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/airport-considering-taxing-beyond-bn/article_19f3cbbf-f6bc-547b-8457-7bd919678bd6.html
Web links
- Official Website of Bloomington (English)