Bloomingburg

Bloomingburg is a village in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The population was 938 at the 2010 census.HistoryBloomingburg was laid out in 1815. According to tradition, the village was named for the many flowers kept in the yards of the townswomen. A post office has been in operation at Bloomingburg since 1819. Bloomingburg was noted as a "stop" on the Underground Railroad.GeographyBloomingburg is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.70sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 938 people, 321 households, and 239 families residing in the village. The population density was 1340.0PD/sqmi. There were 368 housing units at an average density of 525.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 88.6% White, 3.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 6.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.There were 321 households of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.31.