Blooming Grove Township, Ohio
Bloominggrove Township, Richland County, Ohio | |
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 Agricultural scene on Lattimer Road | |
 Location of Bloominggrove Township in Richland County | |
  Bloominggrove Township, Richland County, Ohio  Bloominggrove Township, Richland County, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′51″N 82°32′01″W / 40.94750°N 82.53361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Richland |
| Area | |
| • Land | 25.256 sq mi (65.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.084 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,204 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07230[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086872[2] |
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 2000 census found 1,157 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Greenwich Township, Huron County - northeast
- Butler Township - east
- Weller Township - southeast corner
- Franklin Township - south
- Jackson Township - southwest corner
- Cass Township - west
- Ripley Township, Huron County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Blooming Grove Township.
Name and history
It is the only Blooming Grove Township statewide.
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
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |