Assisted Living in Bloomington, MN

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Facts about Bloomington

Bloomington is also known as: Hennepin County / Bloomington city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Mark Parrish (ice hockey player), Erik Johnson (ice hockey player), Christian Elder (race car driver), Peter Mueller (ice hockey player), and Paul Thissen (politician and lawyer).

And featured attractions of Bloomington: Metropolitan Stadium, Met Center, Water Park of America, Gideon H. Pond House, and Bush Lake.

Bloomington is represented by Mayor Gene Winstead.

Bloomington is the fourth largest city in the State of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Minneapolis. The city's population is 86,314, according to the 2014 United States Census estimates.Established as a post-World 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.Besides an extensive city park system, with over 1,000 square feet (93 m2) of parkland per capita, Bloomington is also home to Hyland Lake Park Reserve in the west and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the southeast.Bloomington has more jobs per capita than either Minneapolis or Saint Paul, due to the United States' largest enclosed shopping center, the Mall of America. The headquarters of Ceridian, Donaldson Company, HealthPartners and Toro, and major operations of Express Scripts, Seagate Technologies and Wells Fargo Bank are also based in the city.The city was named after Bloomington, Illinois.

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