North Bloomfield Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Morrow County

Morrow County, Ohio

Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow, Governor of...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,866 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Sandusky Township, Richland County
  Sandusky Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Sandusky Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - north
• Troy Township, Richland County
  Troy Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - northeast corner
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,190 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,970 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Troy Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Congress Township
  Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,128 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Polk Township, Crawford County
  Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Polk Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,334 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in North Bloomfield Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Blooming Grove

Blooming Grove, Ohio

Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in northeastern North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Route 97 and Morrow County Road 20. The nearest city is Galion, Ohio, located to the northwest...

lies in the northeastern 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, 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.