Bloom Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Map of Bloom Township - 1914
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.20%) is water. The major geographic feature in Bloom Township is Jack Creek which flows from the western township border to the eastern township border, ultimately emptying into the Des Moines River system. A separate and distinct Jack Creek also exists within Nobles County and flows westward toward the Big Sioux River system.
Main highways include:
- 20px Nobles County Road 13
- 20px Nobles County Road 16
- 20px Nobles County Road 18
History
Organization of Bloom Township was approved by the Nobles County Board on March 18, 1879. The original choice of name for the township was Afton. However, the Nobles County Board was notified by the state auditor's office that another Afton Township existed in Washington County, Minnesota. The name was then changed to Bloom Township in honor of Peter Bloom, the township's first settler. Afton Township in Washington County no longer exists, having been absorbed by the city of Afton, Minnesota, in 1971.
Demographics
As of the census