Bloomfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,249 people in the township.
Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio | |
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 Bloomfield town green at North Bloomfield | |
 Location of Bloomfield Township in Trumbull County | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′14″N 80°51′28″W / 41.47056°N 80.85778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2) |
| • Land | 25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,249 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07160[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087023[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Orwell Township, Ashtabula County – north
- Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County – northeast corner
- Greene Township – east
- Mecca Township – southeast corner
- Bristol Township – south
- Farmington Township – southwest corner
- Mesopotamia Township – west
- Windsor Township, Ashtabula County – northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Bloomfield Township, although the unincorporated community of North Bloomfield lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
editStatewide, other Bloomfield Townships are located in Jackson and Logan counties.
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Bloomfield township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.