Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area

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metropolitan area

The Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area is a central Illinois urban region anchored by the twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, known for Illinois State University, major insurance and corporate employers, and its role as a regional economic and transportation hub.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area →
alsoKnownAs	BN metro area → Bloomington–Normal →
anchorCity	Bloomington, Illinois NERFINISHED → Normal, Illinois →
censusClassification	metropolitan statistical area →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Bloomington NERFINISHED → Illinois State University → Illinois Wesleyan University → McLean County, Illinois NERFINISHED → Normal →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	McLean County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
economicRole	regional economic hub →
economicSector	education → finance and insurance → services →
governingBody	McLean County government →
hasAirport	Central Illinois Regional Airport →
hasPublicTransit	Connect Transit →
higherEducationInstitution	Illinois State University → Illinois Wesleyan University →
knownFor	Illinois State University → corporate headquarters → major insurance employers →
language	English →
locatedIn	McLean County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
locatedOnTransportCorridor	Interstate 39 NERFINISHED → Interstate 55 NERFINISHED → Interstate 74 NERFINISHED →
majorEmployer	COUNTRY Financial → Illinois State University → State Farm Insurance →
majorIndustry	higher education → insurance → transportation →
partOf	Illinois metropolitan areas → Midwestern United States NERFINISHED →
principalCity	Bloomington, Illinois → Normal, Illinois →
region	Central Illinois →
state	Illinois →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
transportationRole	regional transportation hub →
urbanType	twin cities →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Illinois → Illinois ("Bloomington–Normal–Pontiac metropolitan area") →	hasMajorMetropolitanArea
Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area ("Bloomington–Normal") →	alsoKnownAs
Interstate 55 ("Bloomington–Normal, Illinois") →	connectsCity
Central Illinois →	contains
Normal, Illinois →	partOf