Bloom Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Scioto County

Scioto County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,195 people, 30,871 households, and 21,362 families residing in the county. The population density was 129 people per square mile . There were 34,054 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 3,218 people in the township, 2,454 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the far east of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Hamilton Township, Jackson County
  Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Hamilton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 513 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Jefferson Township, Jackson County
  Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 3,508 people lived in the township, including 2,573 in its unincorporated areas.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Washington Township, Lawrence County
  Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 250 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Decatur Township, Lawrence County
  Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
  Decatur Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 839 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Vernon Township
  Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Vernon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,855 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Bloom Township - north...
  
   - south
• Porter Township
  Porter Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Porter Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found people in the township, of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,497 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Madison Township - north...
  
   - west
• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,794 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

The village of South Webster

South Webster, Ohio

South Webster is a village in northeast Scioto County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 140, and the population was 764 at the 2000 census.South Webster was platted by John Bennett in 1853...

 is located in the center of the township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Scioto Furnace

Scioto Furnace, Ohio

Scioto Furnace is an unincorporated community in western Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45677. It lies along State Route 140.-References:...

 lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Fairfield

Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,374 people in the township, 5,765 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Morgan

Bloom Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Bloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,015 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Seneca

Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Bloom Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,937 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Wood

Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio

Bloom Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 896 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

Bloom Township was organized on August 25, 1812.

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.