Bloom Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, 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: Portage Township - north Montgomery Township - northeast corner Perry Township - east Washington Township, Hancock County - southeast corner Cass Township, Hancock County - south Allen Township, Hancock County - southwest Henry Township - west Liberty Township - northwest corner
Several villages are located in Bloom Township: Bairdstown, in the south Bloomdale, in the southeast 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, Scioto, and Seneca 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, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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 Office Name Trustee Michael Barnhisel Trustee Terry Hummel Trustee James Carter Fiscal Officer Robyn Mercer
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External links County website