Deerfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,039 people in the township.
Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Deerfield Township in Ross County | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 83°9′7″W / 39.49778°N 83.15194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ross |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.8 sq mi (79.7 km2) |
| • Land | 30.8 sq mi (79.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,039 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-21224[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086894[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Perry Township, Pickaway County - north, west of Deer Creek Township
- Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County - north, east of Perry Township
- Wayne Township, Pickaway County - northeast
- Union Township - southeast
- Concord Township - southwest
- Wayne Township, Fayette County - west
- Marion Township, Fayette County - northwest corner
The village of Clarksburg is located in northern Deerfield Township.
Name and history
editStatewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Morgan, Portage, and Warren counties.
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Deerfield township, Ross County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.