Located in Hennepin County on the Minnesota River, Bloomington is the fifth biggest city in the state of Minnesota. It can be found in the south central section of the state and covers an area of 38.42 square miles.
The estimated population of Bloomington is 85,000, and the city was named after a city of the same name in the state of Illinois. A suburb of Minneapolis and the Twin Cities region, Bloomington is most notably home to the Mall of America, one of the largest malls on the planet and one of the biggest employers in the state.