Blooming Grove Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,012, down from 1,154 at 2010.
Blooming Grove Township was largely settled after the War of 1812.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water. Shady Lake is in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery, Ebenezer.
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,012 people, 237 households, and 459 housing units. The racial makeup of the township was; 995 were White alone, 1 was American Indian/Alaska Native alone, 2 were of some other race, and 14 were two or more races. 4 were Hispanic/Latino of any race. The ancestry makeup of the township was; 15.8% German, 4.4% Irish, and 3.3% English. Of spoken languages; 93.5% only spoke English at home, 4.3% spoke Spanish at home, and 2.2% spoke other Indo-European languages at home.
The median income of the township was $76,397. 12.6% were under the poverty line. Homeownership was 87.8% within the township. Of the 397 occupied housing units within the township, 143 were married, 11 had a male householder with no spouse present, and 13 had a female householder with no spouse present. 79.3% had 2 or 3 bedrooms, and 20.7% had 4 or more bedrooms. Of all housing units, 62 are vacant.
The gender makeup of the township was; Of males; 70 were under 5 years of age, 84 were between the ages of 5âÂÂ9 years, 33 were between the ages of 20âÂÂ24 years, 25 were between the ages of 25âÂÂ29 years, 36 were between the ages of 30âÂÂ34 years, 77 were between the ages of 35âÂÂ39 years, 19 were between the ages of 40âÂÂ44 years, 48 were between the ages of 50âÂÂ54 years, 28 were between the ages of 55âÂÂ59 years, 36 were between the ages of 60âÂÂ64 years, and 7 were between the ages of 65âÂÂ69 years. Of females; 23 were under 5 years of age, 39 were between the ages of 5âÂÂ9 years, 8 were between the ages of 10âÂÂ14 years, 11 were between the ages of 25âÂÂ29 years, 24 were between the ages of 30âÂÂ34 years, 12 were between the ages of 45âÂÂ49 years, 35 were between the ages of 50âÂÂ54 years, 38 were between the ages of 55âÂÂ59 years, 23 were between the ages of 60âÂÂ64 years, and 11 were between the ages of 65âÂÂ69 years. The median age of the township was 34.4.
Of education and employment, 45.2% had a high school or equivalent degree, 25% went to college but had no degree, 17.5% had an associate degree, and 8% had a bachelor's degree. School enrollment in kindergarten to 12th grade was 100%. Of employers, 85% were employees of private companies, 11.5% were private not-for-profit wage and salary workers, and 3.5% were local, state, and federal government workers. The employment rate was 66.2%
Blooming Grove Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Franklin County Public Library District in Brookville.