Community Information

• Bloomington, Indiana is the county seat of Monroe County.
• Bloomington Indiana is located in south-central Indiana 50 miles south of Indianapolis.
• Bloomington covers an area of seven square miles in Monroe County.
• The population of Bloomington Indiana is 69,000 and growing...with a population increase of 10% over the last decade.
• The altitude is 760 feet above sea level.
• Annual rainfall is 44.2 inches and all four seasons are enjoyed here in southern Indiana.
• Average snowfall is 12 inches.
• Bloomington, Indiana was settled in 1816.
• President James Monroe selected Bloomington for a seminary.
• Monroe County Indiana was created in 1818 by an Act of the Indiana General Assembly.
• Bloomington Indiana is home to Indiana University which adds 35,000 students to the community each September, and provides major college sports, entertainment and cultural activities to Bloomington and Monroe County.
• The limestone industry is the oldest industry in southern Indiana Building-stone quarries and mills in the Bloomington-Bedford limestone belt are some of the largest in the world.
• Monroe County is easily accessed by road and rail.
• The Monroe County Airport is four miles west of downtown Bloomington with daily flights to Chicago.