Blooming Prairie, Minnesota

Blooming Prairie
The Blooming Prairie Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Blooming Prairie Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location of Blooming Prairie within Steele and Dodge Counties in the state of Minnesota
Location of Blooming Prairie
within Steele and Dodge Counties
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°52′06″N 93°03′20″W / 43.86833°N 93.05556°W / 43.86833; -93.05556
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesSteele, Dodge
Area
 • Total1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)
 • Land1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,296 ft (395 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,974
 • Density1,451.47/sq mi (560.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55917
Area code507
FIPS code27-06580[3]
GNIS feature ID2394195[2]
Websitewww.bloomingprairie.com
Blooming Prairie's original water tower. It was brought down in September 2024.

Blooming Prairie is a city in Dodge and Steele counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,996 at the 2010 census.[4] Most of the city is located within Steele County; only a small part of the city extends into Dodge County.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Prairie, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2011.[dead link]