Bloomfield is a city in and the county seat of Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,755 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Stoddard County. In September 1864 during the Civil War, the town was reduced to ashes.

History

thumb|The Stars and Stripes Museum located at Bloomfield, Missouri,

The first permanent settlement at Bloomfield was made in 1824 at the site of a previous Native American community. Bloomfield was platted in 1835. The community was named from the wildflowers in the vicinity. A post office called Bloomfield has been in operation since 1836.

The Stoddard County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Geography

The city is 6.5 miles north of Dexter on Missouri Route 25.

The city is According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bloomfield had a population of 1,755. The median age was 40.1 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 733 households in Bloomfield, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.5% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,933 people, 791 households, and 527 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 893 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 791 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Education

It is in the Bloomfield R-XIV School District, which operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Bloomfield High School.

The town has a lending library, the Bloomfield Public Library.

Notable people

  • Dorothy Langley, author (1904–1969) whose novels were published by Simon and Schuster.
  • Norman Adolphus Mozley, Missouri congressman (1895–1897) who had a law office in Bloomfield and is buried in Bloomfield.

See also

  • List of cities in Missouri

References

  • Historic maps of Bloomfield in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri