Blooming Grove Township, Richland County, Ohio

Location of Blooming Grove Township in Richland County.
Agricultural scene on Lattimer Road

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.[1]

Geography

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

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,[2] 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

  1. ↑ Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  2. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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Coordinates: 40°58′N 82°31′W / 40.967°N 82.517°W / 40.967; -82.517

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