Bloomfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, 1,139 people lived in the township.[3]

Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township
Keystone Furnace, built 1849
Location of Bloomfield Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°59′1″N 82°30′38″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2)
• Land	38.7 sq mi (100.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,139
• Density	29.4/sq mi (11.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-07090[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086363[1]

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,[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

External links

• County website