Bloom Township is one of the fifteen 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 Seneca County

Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,745. Its county seat is Tiffin and it is named for the Seneca Indians.The Tiffin Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seneca County....

, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,937 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Scipio Township - north
• Reed Township
  Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Reed Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 949 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Thompson Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Venice Township
  Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Venice Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,871 people in the township, 916 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Chatfield Township, Crawford County
  Chatfield Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Chatfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 776 people in the township, 558 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Lykens Township, Crawford County
  Lykens Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Lykens Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 649 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Texas Township, Crawford County
  Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Texas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 409 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Eden Township
  Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Eden Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,020 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clinton Township - north...
  
   - west
• Clinton Township
  Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Clinton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,188 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pleasant Township - north...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Bloomville

Bloomville, Ohio

Bloomville is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bloomville is located at ....

 is located in central Bloom Township.

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:...

, Scioto

Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Bloom Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,218 people in the township, 2,454 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.

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.