Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

The 2000 Census showed that Bloomsburg had a population of 12,375 people^<1>. This represents 0.1% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 34th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
31	Meadville	W	196 mi [315.4 km]	13,233	3.3% decrease
32	Lower Burrell	W	173 mi [278.4 km]	12,087	4.13% decrease
33	Uniontown	SW	187 mi [300.9 km]	11,682	5.96% decrease
-34-	Bloomsburg			12,772	3.21% increase
35	Aliquippa	W	200 mi [321.9 km]	10,631	9.4% decrease
36	Oil City	W	171 mi [275.2 km]	10,598	7.88% decrease
37	Nanticoke	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease

Bloomsburg had 4,399 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bloomsburg has an area^<4> of 4.39 square miles [11.37 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bloomsburg had a 2000 population density of 2,818 people per square mile [1,088 people/km²], making it the state's 49th most densely populated area.

Columbia County

The town of Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 64,107 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 12,375 people, Bloomsburg contained 19.3% of the Columbia County total.

In addition, where the community of Bloomsburg has a population density of 2,818 people per square mile [1,088 people/km²], Columbia County averages 132 people per square mile [51 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Columbia County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bloomsburg and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bloomsburg. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Bloomsburg.

A Census Quickfact is available for Columbia County (QF-42037).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Columbia County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Luzerne	QF-42079	NE	311,983	2.06% decrease
	Lycoming	QF-42081	NW	116,670	2.74% decrease
	Montour	QF-42093	W	17,705	3.13% decrease
	Northumberland	QF-42097	SW	91,091	3.58% decrease
	Schuylkill	QF-42107	SE	147,254	1.89% decrease
	Sullivan	QF-42113	N	6,124	6.73% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bloomsburg:

Bloomsburg is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bloomsburg.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bloomsburg. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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