Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio

Bloomfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 430,[3] making Bloomfield the smallest township in Logan County by population.

Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
Bloomfield Township consists generally of flat farmland with scattered copses of trees.
Location of Bloomfield Township in Ohio
Location of Bloomfield Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°24′38″N 83°58′2″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLogan
Area
 • Total22.83 sq mi (59.12 km2)
 • Land59.08 sq mi (153.0 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 • Total430
 • Density19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-07118[4]
GNIS feature ID1086481[2]

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
Township hall at Bloom Center

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.

In the elections of November 2007, Franklin Faulder defeated two other candidates in the election for the position of township trustee,[6] while Laura Magoto was elected without opposition in the election for the position of township fiscal officer.[7]

Transportation

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

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Bloomfield township, Logan County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 244.
  6. Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
  7. Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
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