Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

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Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
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Rock Mill Covered Bridge
Map of Fairfield County Ohio Highlighting Bloom Township.png
Location of Bloom Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°47′6″N82°44′58″W / 39.78500°N 82.74944°W / 39.78500; -82.74944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fairfield
Area
 • Total37.2 sq mi (96.4 km2)
 • Land37.1 sq mi (96.2 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total10,159
 • Density270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-06950 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086074 [1]
Website www.bloomtwp.org

Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 10,159.

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Geography

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

Portions of three villages are located in Bloom Township: a part of Carroll in the northeast, and most of Lithopolis plus a small portion of Canal Winchester in the northwest.

Name and history

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

Bloom Township was established in 1805. [4] It is the location of the Old Maid's Orchard Mound, a burial mound constructed by the Adena culture; it lies within Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, [5] in the northern part of the township. [6]

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, [7] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bloom township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 132.
  5. ↑ Metro Parks Fact Sheets: The Adena Way of Life Archived 2010-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , Metro Parks, 2004. Accessed 2010-10-30.
  6. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 68. ISBN   978-0-89933-281-9.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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