- Bloomington (Illinois)
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Bloomington
State Farm Building in BloomingtonLage in Illinois Basisdaten Gründung: 1822 Staat: Vereinigte Staaten Bundesstaat: Illinois County: Koordinaten: 40° 29′ N, 89° 0′ W40.483333333333-88.997222222222243Koordinaten: 40° 29′ N, 89° 0′ W Zeitzone: Central Standard Time (UTC−6) Einwohner: 74.975 (Stand: 2006) Bevölkerungsdichte: 1.286 Einwohner je km² Fläche: 58,3 km² (ca. 23 mi²)
davon 58,3 km² (ca. 23 mi²) LandHöhe: 243 m Postleitzahlen: 61701, 61704, 61705 Vorwahl: +1 309 FIPS: 17-06613 GNIS-ID: 404579 Webpräsenz: www.cityblm.org Bürgermeister: Stephen F. Stockton Bloomington ist eine Stadt und Verwaltungszentrum des McLean County in der Mitte des US-amerikanischen Bundesstaates Illinois. Im Jahre 2006 hatte Bloomington 74.975 Einwohner.
Die Stadt liegt 55 km südöstlich von Peoria, 189 km südwestlich von Chicago, 230 km nordöstlich von St. Louis in Missouri, 94 km nordöstlich von Illinois' Hauptstadt Springfield und 76 km nordwestlich von Champaign.
Söhne und Töchter der Stadt
- John Campbell, Jazzpianist
- Clinton Davisson, Physiker und Nobelpreisträger
- Frederick William Goudy, Typograf
- Elbert Hubbard, Schriftsteller und Verleger
- Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, Botaniker und Direktor des Gray-Herbariums der Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts)
- George Lincoln Rockwell, Gründer und "Führer" der American Nazi Party
- Henry Holmes Smith, Ausbilder für Fotografie an der Indiana University
- Sidney Smith, Cartoonzeichner
- Forrest Taylor, Schauspieler
- McLean Stevenson, Schauspieler
Weblinks
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Commons: Bloomington, Illinois – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
- Offizielle Website von Bloomington (en)
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