Blooming Grove Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Bloominggrove Township, Richland 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:Richland
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:4 March 1816
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Sq Mi:25.256
Area Water Sq Mi:0.084
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1295
Population Density Sq Mi:51.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Coordinates:40.9475°N -82.5336°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-07230[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086872

Blooming Grove Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 1,295 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Blooming Grove Township.

Name and history

It is the only Blooming Grove Township statewide.

Blooming Grove Township was organized 4 March 1816 from two-thirds of Madison Township. Blooming Grove Township was reduced in extent by partitions which formed other townships. When Ashland County was formed in 1846, the western two columns of sections that had been a part of old Clear Creek Township were attached to make Blooming Grove six miles long by eight miles wide. When Butler Township was created on 5 February 1849 by combining the Clear Creek addition and two columns of sections from the east part of Blooming Grove, the township assumed its present size of six miles long by four miles wide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloominggrove township, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 12 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2020-12-30. United States Geological Survey. 2020-12-30.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2020-12-30.
  4. https://www.heritagepursuit.com/Richland/RichlandChapXLI.htm Blooming Grove Township
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24