Bloom Township is one of the thirteen
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. Its county seat and largest city is Lancaster. Its name is a reference to the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster. Fairf ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 10,159.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Violet Township - north
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Liberty Township - northeast corner
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Greenfield Township - east
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Hocking Township - southeast corner
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Amanda Township - south
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Walnut Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner
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Madison Township, Pickaway County - west
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Madison Township, Franklin County - northwest
Portions of three villages are located in Bloom Township: a part of
Carroll in the northeast, and most of
Lithopolis
Lithopolis is a village in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,134 at the 2020 census.
History
Lithopolis was originally called Centerville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1815. The city ...
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
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...
counties.
Bloom Township was established in 1805. It is the location of the
Old Maid's Orchard Mound, a
burial mound
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
constructed by the
Adena culture
The Adena culture was a pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BCE to 100 CE, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharin ...
; it lies within Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, in the northern part of the township.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Bloom Township official website
Fairfield County website
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Townships in Fairfield County, Ohio
Year of establishment missing
Townships in Ohio