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Deerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameDeerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio
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image_skylineSmith Family Farm in Deerfield Township.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionOne of the township's few farms
image_mapMap of Morgan County Ohio Highlighting Deerfield Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Deerfield Township in Morgan County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Morgan
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area_total_km285.5
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area_water_km20.1
area_total_sq_mi33.0
area_land_sq_mi33.0
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total839
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 839 people in the township.

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, 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.

Notable people

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

References

References

  1. "Deerfield township, Morgan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  5. 'The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1870,' Biographical Sketch of C. M. Butt, pg. 356
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