Bloomfield, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°54′44″N 85°18′50″W / 37.91222°N 85.31389°W / 37.91222; -85.31389
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For the place in Bath County formerly known as Bloomfield, see Sharpsburg, Kentucky.
City of Bloomfield
City
KY 48 in Bloomfield
KY 48 in Bloomfield
FIPS code
21-07516
GNIS feature ID2403879[4]
Websitewww.bloomfieldky.com

Bloomfield is a

2010 U.S. census
. Former names of the city included Middlesburg and Gandertown.

History

The community on the east fork of Simpson Creek originally grew up on sites purchased from Leven Powell's 2,000-acre (810 ha) land grant, which he received from the state of

ganderpulling". Dr. John Bemiss of Rochester, New York, had settled in the area in 1799;[5] in 1817, he laid out the town and renamed it Bloomfield, supposedly after his wife's maiden name (Bloomer) and his daughter's married name (Merrifield). The post office adopted this name the next year,[2] but, according to the state's Land Office, the town was still formally incorporated under the name Middlesburg in 1819.[1]

Bloomfield's economy has always been agriculturally based, but there was a flour mill and a tobacco auction house in the 19th century. The Newell B. McClaskey House and plantation was built in 1835, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] The McClaskey family had owned over 700 acres of land in the area at one time.[6]

The public library was established in 1916 by the local Woman's Club.[5]

Geography

Bloomfield is located on the East Fork of Simpson Creek (part of the Salt River watershed). It is concentrated around the intersection of US 62, KY 55 and KY 48, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Bardstown, and about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) is land and 0.78% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
181068—
1830301—
1870435—
1900385—
1910352−8.6%
192047133.8%
1930455−3.4%
194053517.6%
195066624.5%
196091637.5%
19701,07217.0%
1980954−11.0%
1990845−11.4%
20008551.2%
2010838−2.0%
202096114.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

Pacific Islander
.

There were 334 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 27.2% under 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,938, and the median income for a family was $51,528. Full-time male workers had a median income of $46,944 versus $26,510 for females. The

poverty line
, including 34.7% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

There are two public schools, Bloomfield Elementary School and Bloomfield Middle School; there are two schools now closed: the former Bloomfield High School and Eli H Brown Elementary school, both now privately owned. Eli Brown was a black-only school during segregation.

Bloomfield has a lending library, a branch of the Nelson County Public Library.[9]

Notable residents

See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Bloomfield, Kentucky Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 23. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomfield, Kentucky
  5. ^ a b c City of Bloomfield. "History of the City of Bloomfield, Kentucky". 2013. Accessed 8 October 2013.
  6. ^
    U.S. Department of the Interior. March 24, 2000. Retrieved June 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) (with accompanying photos
    )
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

External links

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