THE BLOOMINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Norman Upland setting.
Bloomington township has 36.6 square miles of land in Monroe County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Norman Upland, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bloomington and Monroe County
Bloomington is associated with Monroe County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bloomington by land and water
The Census records 0.19 square miles of water within Bloomington, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 3.6 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Monroe County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bloomington township has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Bloomington city (23.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

