Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Bloomfield Township is one of the twenty-four 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 Trumbull County
Trumbull County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, 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 1,097 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Orwell Township, Ashtabula County
    Orwell Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Orwell Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,830 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County
    Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Colebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Greene Township
    Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Greene Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 986 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Mecca Township
    Mecca Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Mecca Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,829 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Bristol Township
    Bristol Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Bristol Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,154 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Farmington Township
    Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Farmington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,353 people in the township, 1,834 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Mesopotamia Township
    Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,051 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Windsor Township, Ashtabula County
    Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Windsor Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,932 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Bloomfield Township, although 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 North Bloomfield
North Bloomfield, Ohio
North Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in central Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44450. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 45 and 87....

 lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Bloomfield Townships are located in Jackson
Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio
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.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 and Logan
Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio
Bloomfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 419 people in the township, making Bloomfield the smallest township in Logan County in population.-Geography:...

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.
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