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Population
(year 2000): 85,172 Males: 41,132 (48.3%), Females: 44,040
(51.7%)
County: Hennepin
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Zip code: 55431
Median resident age: 40.1 years Median household
income: $54,628 (year 2000) Median house value: $147,000 (year
2000)
Races in Bloomington:
(Total can be greater than 100%
because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.5%), Norwegian (18.3%), Irish
(12.9%), Swedish (12.2%), English (8.5%), French (4.2%).
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For population 25
years and over in Bloomington
High school or higher: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher:
35.4%
Graduate or professional
degree: 9.9%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2
minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bloomington city
Never married: 26.8%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 9.4%
7.7% Foreign born (4.2% Asia, 1.3% Latin America,
1.1% Europe).
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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis,
MN (9.5 miles, pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago,
IL (438.8 miles, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Richfield,
MN (3.6 miles), Edina,
MN (5.3 miles), Burnsville,
MN (5.7 miles), Savage,
MN (6.2 miles), St.
Louis Park, MN (8.6 miles), Hopkins,
MN (9.2 miles), Apple
Valley, MN (9.5 miles), Minneapolis,
MN (9.5 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
1996: 61 buildings,
average cost: $135,200
1997: 69 buildings,
average cost: $137,500
1998: 76 buildings,
average cost: $125,900
1999: 31 buildings,
average cost: $131,600
2000: 13 buildings,
average cost: $135,900
2001: 2 buildings,
average cost: $141,800
2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $149,500
Industries providing employment: Educational,health
and social services (16.5%),
Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste
management services (14.3%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade
(12.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing
(11.3%).
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Average weather in Bloomington, Minnesota
Based on data reported by over 4,000
weather stations
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Average temp. (°F)
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12.8
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19.8
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31.9
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46.6
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59.2
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68.3
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72.8
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70.3
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60.9
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48.7
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32.3
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18.4
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High temperature (°F)
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21.8
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28.3
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40.6
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57.2
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70.3
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79.0
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83.1
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80.3
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71.3
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58.8
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40.1
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26.3
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Low temperature (°F)
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3.7
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11.2
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23.1
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35.9
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48.2
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57.5
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62.4
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60.2
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50.4
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38.6
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24.5
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10.4
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Precipitation (in)
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1.0
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0.8
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1.9
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2.4
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3.4
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4.4
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4.1
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4.2
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2.9
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2.2
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2.0
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1.0
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Normal climate around Bloomington, Minnesota
Based on data reported by main weather
stations
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Days with precip.
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9
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7
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10
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10
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11
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12
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10
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10
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10
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8
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8
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9
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Wind speed (mph)
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10.5
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10.4
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11.3
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12.2
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11.1
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10.4
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9.4
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9.2
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10.0
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10.6
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11.0
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10.4
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Morning humidity (%)
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76
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76
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76
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74
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75
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78
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81
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84
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84
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80
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80
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78
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Afternoon humidity (%)
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69
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67
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64
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55
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55
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58
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59
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61
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63
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61
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68
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71
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Sunshine (%)
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53
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59
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57
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58
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61
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66
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72
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69
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62
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55
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39
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42
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Days clear of clouds
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8
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8
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7
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7
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7
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7
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10
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10
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10
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10
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5
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6
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Partly cloudy days
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7
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7
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12
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11
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8
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7
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6
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6
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Cloudy days
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15
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14
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17
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15
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15
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12
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9
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10
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12
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14
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18
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18
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Snowfall (in)
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10.7
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8.1
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10.5
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2.8
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0.1
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.5
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7.8
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9.4
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Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomington:
FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE
HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; EDINA, MN)
FAIRVIEW RIDGES
HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BURNSVILLE, MN)
ABBOTT - NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bloomington:
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL
INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 7 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
ST CLOUD REGIONAL
(about 71 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID: STC)
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 86 miles;
ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomington:
FLYING CLOUD (about 10
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: FCM)
MARTY'S TRANQUILITY
BASE (about 15 miles; PRIOR LAKE, MN; ID: 45D)
CRYSTAL (about 16 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MIC)
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Colleges/Universities in Bloomington:
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,636; Location: 9700 FRANCE AVE
S; Public; Website: www.normandale.mnscu.edu)
NORTHWESTERN HEALTH
SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 828; Location: 2501 W 84TH
ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nwhealth.edu/; Offers
Master's degree)
NATIONAL AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 514; Location: 112 W MARKET; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.national.edu)
KRS COMPUTER AND
BUSINESS SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 496; Location: 5100 West 82nd
Street; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.GOKRS.COM)
MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF
MINNESOTA (FT enrollment: 466; Location: 5503 GREEN VALLEY DR;
Private, for-profit; Website: medicalinstitute.org)
SCOT LEWIS SCHOOL OF
COSMETOLOGY (FT enrollment: 66; Location: 9801 JAMES CIR;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.scotlewisschools.com)
DEARBORN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTE (Location: 2051 KILLEBREW DR STE 110; Private,
for-profit)
MINNESOTA MULTI
HOUSING ASSOCIATION (Location: 8030 OLD CEDAR AVE STE 202;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mmha.com)
MINNESOTA INSTITUTE
ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL STUDIES (Location: 2501 W 84TH ST;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.millconim.com/~miahs)
BETHANY COLLEGE OF
MISSIONS (Location: 6820 AUTO CLUB RD STE C; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bcom.org)
THE TRAVEL ACADEMY (Location: 7900
INTERNATIONAL DR STE 10; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students
near Bloomington:
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time
enrollment: 3,857)
AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about
11 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,662)
UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 11 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT
enrollment: 36,289)
BROWN INSTITUTE LTD
(about 12 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS
(about 13 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 7,652)
COLLEGE OF SAINT
CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about 13 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 3,492)
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ST PAUL, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,847)
Public high schools in Bloomington:
KENNEDY SR.
(Students: 1,751; Location: 9701 NICOLLET AVE. S.; Grades: 09 - 12)
JEFFERSON SR.
(Students: 1,725; Location: 4001 W. 102ND ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
271 SHAPE ALC
(Students: 177; Grades: 09 - 12)
271 KENNEDY ALC
(Students: 73; Grades: 10 - 12)
METROPOLITAN LEARNING ALLIANCE (Students:
72; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Bloomington:
TRINITY SCHOOL AT
RIVER RIDGE (Students: 387; Location: 2300 E 88TH ST; Grades: 7
- 12)
BETHANY ACADEMY
(Students: 243; Location: P.O. BOX 385847; Grades: KG - 12)
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 178;
Location: 8201 PARK AVENUE S; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in
Bloomington:
OLSON MID.
(Students: 918; Location: 4551 W. 102ND ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
OAK GROVE MID.
(Students: 814; Location: 1300 W. 106TH ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
VALLEY VIEW MID.
(Students: 767; Grades: 06 - 08)
VALLEY VIEW EL.
(Students: 559; Location: 351 E. 88TH ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
OLSON EL.
(Students: 533; Location: 4501 W. 102ND ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
POPLAR BRIDGE EL.
(Students: 511; Location: 8401 PALMER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
WASHBURN EL.
(Students: 500; Location: 8401 XERXES AVE. S.; Grades: KG - 05)
WESTWOOD EL.
(Students: 479; Location: 3701 W. 108TH ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
INDIAN MOUNDS EL.
(Students: 473; Location: 9801 11TH AVE. S.; Grades: KG - 05)
NORMANDALE HILLS EL. (Students: 440;
Location: 9501 TOLEDO AVE. S.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Bloomington:
NATIVITY OF MARY
(Students: 445; Location: 9901 BLOOMINGTON FRWY S; Grades: KG - 8)
BLOOMINGTON LUTHERAN
SCHOOL (Students: 313; Location: 10600 BLOOMINGTON FERRY RD;
Grades: PK - 8)
MT HOPE REDEMPTION W
CAMPUS (Students: 211; Location: 3601 W OLD SHAKOPEE RD; Grades:
PK - 8)
MINNEHAHA ACADEMY
(Students: 186; Location: 10150 XERXES AVE; Grades: KG - 5)
RAMALYNN MONTESSORI
ACADEMY (Students: 154; Location: 8800 QUEEN AVE S; Grades: PK -
6)
BLOOMINGTON
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 2201 W. 108TH ST.;
Grades: PK - 6)
MONTESSORI
CHILDREN'S HOUSE (Students: 19; Location: 9508 GARFIELD AVE S;
Grades: PK - KG)
CALVARY UNITED PENTECOSTAL (Students: 16;
Location: 8800 NICOLLET AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
Bloomington compared to Minnesota state average:
Median house value
above state average.
Hispanic race
population percentage below state average.
Median age above
state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above
state average.
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Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomington:
WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KKMS (980 AM; 5 kW;
RICHFIELD, MN)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW;
ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW;
MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WWTC (1280 AM; 5 kW;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KUOM (770 AM; daytime;
5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
KDIZ (1440 AM; 5 kW;
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KYCR (1570 AM; 4 kW;
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING COMPANY,)
KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW;
SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCCO (950 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE
AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomington:
KSJN (99.5 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KXXR (93.7 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KQRS-FM (92.5 FM;
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
K214DF (90.7 FM; GOLDEN
VALLEY, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLTE (102.9 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
WGVZ (105.7 FM; EDEN
PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KFAI (90.3 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FRESH AIR, INC.)
KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM;
RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCAL (89.3 FM;
NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
WGVX (105.1 FM;
LAKEVILLE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
KTIS-FM (98.5 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KBEM-FM (88.5 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION, S.S.D. NO. 1)
KNOF (95.3 FM; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: SELBY GOSPEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA,
MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KJZI (100.3 FM;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
K218DK (91.5 FM; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Owner: REFUGE
MEDIA GROUP)
TV broadcast stations around Bloomington:
K07UI (Channel 7;
MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K58BS (Channel 58;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K67HG (Channel 67;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
K14KH (Channel 14;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K19ER (Channel 19; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)
W62BD (Channel 62;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KARE (Channel 11;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMSP-TV (Channel 9;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST.
PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WBWX-CA (Channel 13;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WCCO-TV (Channel 4;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KSTC-TV (Channel 45;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCI-TV (Channel 17;
ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KMWB (Channel 23;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
WFTC (Channel 29;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON
MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
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