Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Bloomfield Township.png
Mapsize1:250px
Map Caption1:Location of Bloomfield Township in Logan County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:59.12
Area Land Sq Mi:59.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:417
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:40.4106°N -83.9672°W
Area Codes:937, 326
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-07118[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086481

Bloomfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 417, making Bloomfield the smallest township in Logan County by population.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located within Bloomfield Township.

Name and history

Bloomfield Township was organized in 1832.[5] Statewide, other Bloomfield Townships are located in Jackson and Trumbull 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, 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.

Transportation

State Route 274 passes through the northern part of Bloomfield Township.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. July 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bloomfield township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 16 July 2023.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  5. Book: History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 1880. O.L. Baskin. 244.