Bloom Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Seneca County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 1,799 people in the township, 843 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Scipio Township - north
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Reed Township - northeast corner
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Venice Township - east
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Chatfield Township, Crawford County - southeast
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Lykens Township, Crawford County - south
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Texas Township, Crawford County - southwest corner
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Eden Township - west
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Clinton Township - northwest corner
The village of
Bloomville is located in central Bloom Township.
Name and history
Bloom Township was organized in 1824. It was named from its scenic rustic setting.
Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in
Fairfield,
Morgan,
Scioto, and
Wood
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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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' 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 of the G ...
. 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
County website
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Townships in Seneca County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio