South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio


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

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Sparta is located in northern South Bloomfield Township.

Name and history

South Bloomfield Township was organized in 1817. Bloomfield is a descriptive name for the wildflowers which were once frequent there. It is the only South Bloomfield 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, 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.