Bloom Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Bloom Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Morgan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,015 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Bloom Township.
, Scioto
, Seneca
, and Wood
Counties.
As of 2007, the trustees are Michael Gibeaut, Stanley Hopkins, and Carl Work, and the clerk is Trudy Massey.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Morgan County
Morgan County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,015 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Blue Rock Township, Muskingum CountyBlue Rock Township, Muskingum County, OhioBlue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Meigs Township, Muskingum CountyMeigs Township, Muskingum County, OhioMeigs Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 173 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Bristol TownshipBristol Township, Morgan County, OhioBristol Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 207 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Morgan TownshipMorgan Township, Morgan County, OhioMorgan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Malta TownshipMalta Township, Morgan County, OhioMalta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,964 people in the township, 1,268 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest, east of Deerfield Township - Deerfield TownshipDeerfield Township, Morgan County, OhioDeerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
- southwest, west of Malta Township - York TownshipYork Township, Morgan County, OhioYork Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 958 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Harrison Township, Muskingum CountyHarrison Township, Muskingum County, OhioHarrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,638 people in the township, 869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
No municipalities are located in Bloom Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in FairfieldBloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,374 people in the township, 5,765 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Scioto
Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,218 people in the township, 2,454 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Seneca
Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,937 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and Wood
Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 896 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
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, 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.As of 2007, the trustees are Michael Gibeaut, Stanley Hopkins, and Carl Work, and the clerk is Trudy Massey.