Bloomington, Minnesota<\/h3>
Bloomington is the fifth largest city, as of 2018 estimates, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in Hennepin County on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River. Bloomington lies 10 miles (16\u00a0km) south of downtown Minneapolis.[5] As of the 2010 census the city's population was 82,893,[6] and in 2019 the estimated population was 84,943.[7]<\/p>
Established as a post\u2013World War II housing boom suburb connected to the urban street grid of Minneapolis and serviced by two major freeways, Interstate 35W and Interstate 494, Bloomington's residential areas include upper-tier households in the western Bush Lake area and traditional middle-class families in its rows of single-family homes in the central to eastern portions. Large-scale commercial development is concentrated along the Interstate 494 corridor.\nBesides an extensive city park system, with over 1,000 square feet (93\u00a0m2) of parkland per capita,[8] Bloomington is also home to Hyland Lake Park Reserve in the west and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the southeast.\n<\/p><\/div>\n