Bloom Township is one of the nineteen
townships of
Wood County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,513 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Portage Township - north
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Montgomery Township - northeast corner
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Perry Township - east
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Washington Township, Hancock County - southeast corner
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Cass Township, Hancock County - south
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Allen Township, Hancock County - southwest
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Henry Township - west
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Liberty Township - northwest corner
Several villages are located in Bloom Township:
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Bairdstown, in the south
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Bloomdale, in the southeast
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Cygnet, in the northwest
*Part of
Jerry City, in the north
Name and history
Bloom Township was established in 1835. Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in
Fairfield,
Morgan
Morgan may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment'', also called ''Morgan!'', a 1966 comedy film
* ''Morgan'' (2012 film), an American drama
* ''Morgan'' (2016 film), an American science fiction thriller
* ...
,
Scioto, and
Seneca
Seneca may refer to:
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:
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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'' (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.
Township Officials
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Wood County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio