Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Scioto
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:126.2
Area Land Km2:126.1
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:48.7
Area Land Sq Mi:48.7
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2714
Population Density Km2:21.5
Population Density Sq Mi:55.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:247
Elevation Ft:810
Coordinates:38.8111°N -82.7214°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-06992[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086922

Bloom Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 2,714.

Geography

Located in the far east of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of South Webster is located in the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Scioto Furnace lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Fairfield, Morgan, Seneca, and Wood counties.

Bloom Township was organized on August 25, 1812.[4] The township was named for a bloomery within its borders.[5] By the 1830s, other industries included three stores, one tavern and two tan yards.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloom township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 18 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. News: Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008. The Community Common. 6. 2007-07-29.
  5. Book: Bannon, Henry Towne. Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. 1927. Waverly Press. Baltimore. 273.
  6. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 99.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24