Place:Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Bloomington is a suburban city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River. Bloomington lies south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, making it the fourth-largest city in Minnesota.

Bloomington was established as a post–World War II housing boom suburb connected to the urban street grid of Minneapolis and is serviced by two major freeways: Interstate 35W and Interstate 494. All large-scale commercial development is concentrated along the Interstate 494 corridor. Besides an extensive city park system, with over 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 in part to the United States' largest enclosed shopping center, Mall of America. The headquarters of Ceridian, Donaldson Company, HealthPartners, and Toro, and major operations of Pearson, General Dynamics, Seagate Technologies, Express Scripts and Dairy Queen are also based in the city.

The city was named after Bloomington, Illinois.

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