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Franklin County

Population in July 2007: 108. Population change since 2000: -8.1%
 

Males: 59  (54.8%)
Females: 49  (45.2%)

Median resident age:  45.8 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip code: 68929


Estimated median household income in 2007: $20,101 (it was $15,000 in 2000)
Bloomington:  $20,101
Nebraska:  $47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $32,878 (it was $22,000 in 2000)
Bloomington:  $32,878
Nebraska:  $122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $37,346; Detached houses: $39,523; Mobile homes: $8,750

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Races in Bloomington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bloomington: 70.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (33.1%), United States (8.1%), Polish (6.5%), Irish (4.8%), Norwegian (4.8%), English (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1943 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 136 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bloomington

  • High school or higher: 72.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomington village

  • Never married: 10.4%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 16.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.6%
Nebraska:  4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bloomington:  2.0% ($442)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)

Bloomington satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (133.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (519.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Franklin, NE (2.1 miles ), Naponee, NE (2.4 miles) , Republican City, NE (3.1 miles ), Riverton, NE (3.8 miles) , Huntley, NE (4.0 miles) , Hildreth, NE (4.1 miles ), Upland, NE (4.1 miles) , Alma, NE (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.09 N, Longitude: 99.04 W

Area code: 308

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Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-3.9%).



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Bloomington-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Bloomington village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1985, a category 4 tornado 25.9 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomington:
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FRANKLIN, NE)
  • HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 18 miles; ALMA, NE)
  • WEBSTER SOUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; RED CLOUD, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Bloomington, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomington:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 53 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 134 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 136 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)

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Notable location: Bloomington Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Bloomington: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bloomington and their reported violations in the past:

BLOOMINGTON, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 124, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-2002), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-06-2003 to JAN-07-2003)
  • 11 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-17-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-1996)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  58.3%
Whole state:  66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  22.0%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  9.2%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bloomington, NE



Bloomington compared to Nebraska state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Bloomington travel time to work


Bloomington mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Nebraska:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religon statistics for Bloomington

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents26.1%19.8%17.2%11.6%25.3%
Congregations11.1%22.2%16.7%11.1%38.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$800
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$650
Water Supply 0$0 1$150
Totals for Government 0$0 8$1,600



Bloomington government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
    General Support: $5,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - NEC: $8,000
    Property: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,182 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.13%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buffalo County, NE  0.93% ($19,667 average AGI)
from Kearney County, NE  0.78% ($29,700)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buffalo County, NE  1.29% ($24,412 average AGI)
to Adams County, NE  0.91% ($32,333)
to Kearney County, NE  0.76% ($21,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomington:
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKAN (1490 AM; 1 kW; PHILLIPSBURG, KS; Owner: WALTER C. SEIDEL)
  • KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomington:
  • KLNE-FM (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bloomington:
  • KLNE-TV (Channel 3; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
  • KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)


Bloomington fatal accident list:
May 19, 1986 05:30 AM, Central, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Frank DiRico, 891 27 1/2 Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.6 m
    Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1011, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1/2 Mi S 1/4 Mi E 1/4 Mi S, Call Sign: KZE201, Licensee ID: L00085120
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 01/22/2013
    Registrant: Kahrs Farms Inc, Rt 1 Box 30, Franklin, NE 68939, Phone: (308) 775-2717

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KB0DBY, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 07/26/1988, Expiration Date: 07/26/1998, Cancelation Date: 07/27/2000
    Registrant: James L Hill Sr, Bloomington, NE 68929
  • Call Sign: KC6KPV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00303934
    Grant Date: 04/27/2004, Expiration Date: 04/27/2014
    Registrant: Michael D Mc Donald, Rr 2 Box 7, Bloomington, NE 68929
  • Call Sign: KE6FED, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00938905
    Grant Date: 11/10/2004, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014, Certifier: Laurel J Mc Donald
    Registrant: Laurel J Mc Donald, Rr 2 Box 7, Bloomington, NE 68929
  • Call Sign: W3TWO, Previous Call Sign: KE7OI, Licensee ID: L00212285
    Grant Date: 03/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/27/2011, Certifier: Daniel C Will Jr
    Registrant: Daniel C Will Jr, 300 Fifth St., Bloomington, NE 68929


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 8363K , Serial Number: 663B
    Registrant (Partnership): Duane E Donovan, Rr 1 Box 5, Bloomington, NE 68929, Other Owners: Rena M Donovan


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