Bloomer, Wisconsin

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Bloomer is a city in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,347 at the 2000 census. Note that while the Town of Bloomer is also in Chippewa County, it is located north of the city. The city is within the Town of Woodmohr. However, some portions of the city's urban area will soon extend into the Town of Bloomer.

Bloomer is the self-proclaimed jump rope capital of the world.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Bloomer is located at 45°6′7″N, 91°29′30″W (45.102171, -91.491767)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.18%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,347 people, 1,424 households, and 901 families residing in the city. The population density was 480.4/km² (1,246.0/mi²). There were 1,487 housing units at an average density of 213.4/km² (553.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.13% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,424 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,715, and the median income for a family was $47,108. Males had a median income of $35,230 versus $19,767 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,288. About 3.1% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.