Bloomdale, Ohio
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Bloomdale is a village in Wood County
Wood County, Ohio
Wood County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 125,488. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 724 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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Geography

Bloomdale is located at 41°10′18"N 83°33′19"W (41.171804, -83.555202).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 724 people, 256 households, and 201 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,082.6 people per square mile (417.2/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 399.3 per square mile (153.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.93% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.55% from other races
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, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 256 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,053, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $32,411 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $16,342. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

  • Chris Hoiles
    Chris Hoiles
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    , MLB Baltimore Orioles
  • Gus Wasson
    Gus Wasson
    Gus Wasson, born on March 28, 1974 from Bloomdale, Ohio is a former NASCAR driver. Gus is the son of Paul and Kathy Wasson. He competed part-time in NASCAR's Busch Series from 1998-2004.- Busch Series Career :...

    , NASCAR
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    driver
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