Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 10,159.
Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Violet Township - north Liberty Township - northeast corner Greenfield Township - east Hocking Township - southeast corner Amanda Township - south Walnut Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner Madison Township, Pickaway County - west Madison Township, Franklin County - northwest
Portions of three villages are located in Bloom Township: a part of Carroll in the northeast, and most of Lithopolis plus a small portion of Canal Winchester in the northwest.
Name and history Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Morgan, Scioto, Seneca, and Wood counties.
Bloom Township was established in 1805. It is the location of the Old Maid's Orchard Mound, a burial mound constructed by the Adena culture; it lies within Chestnut Ridge Metro Park,Metro Parks Fact Sheets: The Adena Way of Life , Metro Parks, 2004. Accessed 2010-10-30. in the northern part of the township.DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 68. .
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.
Bloom Township Officials Office Officeholder Party Trustee Carol Moore Non-partisan Trustee Brian Randles Non-partisan Trustee Jason Smith Non-partisan Fiscal officer Holly Mattei Non-partisan
References
External links Bloom Township official website Fairfield County website