South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township

Highland High School

Location of South Bloomfield Township in Morrow County

Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 82°41′4″W﻿ / ﻿40.38750°N 82.68444°W﻿ / 40.38750; -82.68444
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Morrow
Area

• Total| 25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2)
• Land| 25.9 sq mi (67.1 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,365 ft (416 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,768
• Density| 68/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-73061[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086709[1]

South Bloomfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,768 people in the township, 121 of whom lived in the village of Sparta.

## Geography[edit]

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

* Chester Township \- north
* Wayne Township, Knox County \- northeast corner
* Liberty Township, Knox County \- east
* Milford Township, Knox County \- southeast corner
* Hilliar Township, Knox County \- south
* Porter Township, Delaware County \- southwest corner
* Bennington Township \- west
* Harmony Township \- northwest corner

The village of Sparta is located in northern South Bloomfield Township.

## Name and history[edit]

South Bloomfield Township was organized in 1817.[4] Bloomfield is a descriptive name for the wildflowers which were once frequent there.[5] It is the only South Bloomfield Township statewide.[6]

## Government[edit]

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,[7] 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]

1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "South Bloomfield township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.
5. ^ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 367.
6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links[edit]

* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City|

* Galion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Morrow County

Villages|

* Cardington
* Chesterville
* Edison
* Fulton
* Marengo
* Mount Gilead
* Sparta

Townships|

* Bennington
* Canaan
* Cardington
* Chester
* Congress
* Franklin
* Gilead
* Harmony
* Lincoln
* North Bloomfield
* Perry
* Peru
* South Bloomfield
* Troy
* Washington
* Westfield

CDPs|

* Candlewood Lake
* Hidden Lakes
* Iberia

Other
communities|

* Bloomfield
* Blooming Grove
* Climax
* Denmark
* Fargo
* Johnsville
* North Woodbury
* Pagetown
* Pulaskiville
* Saint James
* Shawtown
* South Woodbury
* Steam Corners
* Vails Corners
* West Liberty
* West Point
* Westfield
* Williamsport

Ghost towns|

* Aaronsburg
* Florida Grove
* Jamestown
* Morehouse
* Moshers Mill
* Queen Settlement
* Rome
* Steiners Corner
* Tyrone

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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