Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°2′46″N 83°0′46″W / 41.04611°N 83.01278°W / 41.04611; -83.01278
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Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-07006[3]
GNIS feature ID1086942[1]

Bloom Township is one of the fifteen

2020 census
found 1,624 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Bloomville is located in central Bloom Township.

Name and history

Bloom Township was organized in 1824.[4] It was named from its scenic rustic setting.[5]

Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Fairfield, Morgan, Scioto, and Wood counties.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bloom township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 494.
  5. ^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. pp. 124.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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