Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.[3]

Deerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Township
One of the township's few farms
Location of Deerfield Township in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°39′52″N 81°58′42″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morgan
Area
• Total	33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2)
• Land	33.0 sq mi (85.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	802
• Density	24.3/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-21182[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086686[1]

Geography

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

• York Township - north
• Bloom Township - northeast
• Malta Township - east
• Union Township - south
• Monroe Township, Perry County - southwest corner
• Bearfield Township, Perry County - west

No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Portage, Ross, and Warren counties.

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,[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.

As of 2007, the trustees are Casey Clemens, Paul Hinkle, and Terry Nelson, and the clerk is Phyllis Reed.[5]

Notable people

• Cyrus M. Butt, Wisconsin lawyer, soldier, and state senator, was born in the township.[6]

References

External links

• County website