| Bloom, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Ford Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Ford County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bloom |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 37.4864°N -99.8961°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ford |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1880s |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 2585 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 470693 |
Bloom is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States. Its post office closed in 1992.[1] At a 2018 estimate, the community had a population of 94.[2] It is located along U.S. Route 54 highway.
Bloom[3] was established by Thomas J. Vanderslice and Samuel O. Albright in 1887 or 1888.[4] [5] Vanderslice named it Bloom after his hometown of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The small town sprang to life when the Rock Island Railroad pushed west. The town's original train depot can still be found in Bloom.
Bloom's population reached a few hundred in the 1930s but gradually declined since and is now less than 50. The Bloom High School Badgers [6] closed in the 1964 when the town's school district merged with that of Minneola, Kansas.
The small town once had a hotel, gas station, restaurant, post office, and lumber yard. Today, only a grain elevator business and private residences remain. Wheat farms and ranches surround the small town.[7]
At a 2018 estimate, Bloom, Kansas has a population of 94. The same estimate also found that there were 37 households, with there being an average of 2.5 people per household. The median age is estimated to be at 35.8. The per capita income is estimated to be around $44,295, with about 4.3% of residents below the poverty line.