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Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

FIPS code
  
39-07090

Elevation
  
241 m

Local time
  
Sunday 2:44 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086363

Area
  
100.4 km²

Population
  
896 (2000)

Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 77% Humidity

Bloomfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 896 people lived in the township.

Contents

Map of Bloomfield Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Milton Township: north
  • Wilkesville Township, Vinton County: northeast corner
  • Huntington Township, Gallia County: east
  • Raccoon Township, Gallia County: southeast corner
  • Madison Township: south
  • Franklin Township: west
  • Lick Township: northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Bloomfield Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Bloomfield Townships are located in Logan 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.

    References

    Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio Wikipedia