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Bloomington (City and county-seat of McLean)

city and county-seat of McLean co., Ill.; on several important railroads; 60 miles N. N. E. of Springfield. It is the seat of the Illinois Wesleyan University (Methodist Episcopal), a Roman Catholic College, two hospitals, four sanitariums, and the general offices of the Chicago and Alton railroad. The Illinois State Normal University and the State Soldiers' Orphans' Home are located at Normal, two miles from the city. Bloomington has electric light and street railway plants, waterworks supplied from an artesian well, public library, National banks, railroad shops, and ma manufactories of machinery, stoves, farming implements, patent medicines, brick and tile, etc. Pop. (1910) 25,763; (1920) 28,725.