Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

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Geography

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

Portions of three villages are located in Bloom Township: a part of Carroll in the northeast, and most of Lithopolis plus a small portion of Canal Winchester in the northwest.

Name and history

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

Bloom Township was established in 1805.[1] It is the location of the Old Maid's Orchard Mound, a burial mound constructed by the Adena culture; it lies within Chestnut Ridge Metro Park,[2] in the northern part of the township.[3]

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,[4] 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.

References

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  2. Metro Parks Fact Sheets: The Adena Way of Life Template:Webarchive, Metro Parks, 2004. Accessed 2010-10-30.
  3. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 68. Template:ISBN.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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