Blooming Grove Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 1,157 people in the township.[3]

Bloominggrove Township, Richland County, Ohio
Township
Agricultural scene on Lattimer Road
Location of Bloominggrove Township in Richland County
Coordinates: 40°56′51″N 82°32′01″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Richland
Area
• Land	25.256 sq mi (65.41 km2)
• Water	0.084 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,204
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-07230[1]
GNIS feature ID	1086872[2]

Geography

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

• Greenwich Township, Huron County - northeast
• Butler Township - east
• Weller Township - southeast corner
• Franklin Township - south
• Jackson Township - southwest corner
• Cass Township - west
• Ripley Township, Huron County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Blooming Grove Township.

Name and history

It is the only Blooming Grove Township statewide.

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