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.
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.
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]
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.