Town guide

Blooming Grove, Minnesota

Blooming Grove is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, home to about 604 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55052 and 56093.

Homes sold for a median of $151 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population60417 per sq mi
Median home value$320,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$151Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Blooming Grove

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Blooming Grove

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL333 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Blooming Grove; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Blooming Grove

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Blooming Grove had 568 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 909th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Waseca County grew from 14,760 residents in 1900 to 18,968 in 2020.

Blooming Grove population by census2000: 523, 2010: 525, 2020: 568523200052520105682020

Waseca County, 1900–2020

Waseca County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,760, 1910: 13,466, 1920: 14,133, 1930: 14,412, 1940: 15,186, 1950: 14,957, 1960: 16,041, 1970: 16,663, 1980: 18,448, 1990: 18,079, 2000: 19,526, 2010: 19,136, 2020: 18,96815K’00’1014K’20’3015K’40’5016K’60’7018K’80’9020K’00’1019K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 38 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Blooming GroveJan: high 22°F, low 5°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 9°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.3 in; May: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 59°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 59°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 37°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 24°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 28°F, low 12°F, 1.5 in22°5°Jan1.326°9°Feb1.239°22°Mar2.355°35°Apr3.368°48°May4.578°59°Jun5.481°61°Jul4.979°59°Aug4.873°50°Sep4.159°37°Oct2.841°24°Nov1.928°12°Dec1.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Waseca County

4,108 jobs at 426 businesses in Waseca County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Waseca CountyManufacturing: 1,238 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 718 jobs; Retail trade: 536 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 338 jobs; Other services: 239 jobs; Construction: 227 jobs; Professional services: 207 jobs; Finance and insurance: 131 jobsManufacturing 30% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 8% Other services 6% Construction 6% Professional services 5% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

61 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blooming Grove’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Waseca1.9 miles
  • Owatonna HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Owatonna14.2 miles
  • Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Faribault17.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors1
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists9
Optometrists1
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Blooming Grove

Parks (16 nearby)

  • Maplewood Park · 35 acres1.9 mi
  • Waseca County Fair Grounds · 30 acres1.1 mi
  • Northeast Park · 17 acres0.2 mi
  • Clear Lake Park · 13 acres1.3 mi
  • Memorial Park · 9 acres2.0 mi
  • Loon Lake Park · 6 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Waseca Le Sueur Library1.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Waseca County Historical Society Museum1.6 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Blooming Grove

Public schools here are run by Waseca Public School District, Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, Team Academy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hartley ElementaryWasecaPre-K–3429Public1.3 mi
Waseca Early ChildhoodWasecaPre-K38Special Education1.7 mi
SWMetro WasecaWasecaK–1213Special Education1.7 mi
Team AcademyWasecaK–6101Charter0.6 mi
Waseca Intermediate SchoolWaseca4–6380Public0.6 mi
Morristown ElementaryMorristown5–6115Public8.9 mi
Waseca Area Learning CenterWaseca7–1265Alternative Education1.7 mi
Waseca Junior HighWaseca7–8280Public0.6 mi
Waseca Middle Level AlcWaseca7–85Alternative Education0.6 mi
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Jr..Morristown7–8105Public8.9 mi
SWMetro Waseca-TransitionsWaseca9–1212Special Education1.7 mi
Waseca Senior HighWaseca9–12555Public0.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Sacred Heart SchoolWasecaPre-K–484Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolMorristownK–612Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod12.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Waseca, Woodville, Morristown City, Morristown Township, St. Mary, Otisco, Warsaw Township (Rice County), Wilton Township, Iosco, Shieldsville and Deerfield Township (Steele County).

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