South Bloomfield Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The
2020 census found 1,768 people in the township, 121 of whom lived in the village of
Sparta
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Chester Township - north
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Wayne Township, Knox County - northeast corner
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Liberty Township, Knox County - east
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Milford Township, Knox County - southeast corner
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Hilliar Township, Knox County - south
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Porter Township, Delaware County - southwest corner
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Bennington Township - west
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Harmony Township - northwest corner
The village of
Sparta
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
is located in northern South Bloomfield Township.
Name and history
South Bloomfield Township was organized in 1817. Bloomfield is a descriptive name for the wildflowers which were once frequent there. It is the only South Bloomfield Township statewide.
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
County website
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Townships in Morrow County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1817 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1817