Country United States FIPS code 39-21182 Elevation 305 m Local time Sunday 9:17 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086686 Area 85.5 km² Population 802 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.
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Map of Deerfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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.
As of 2007, the trustees are Casey Clemens, Paul Hinkle, and Terry Nelson, and the clerk is Phyllis Reed.