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'Deerfield Township' is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.^[1]

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Geography

Name and history

Government

References

External links

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 clerk, 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 clerkship 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.^[2]

References

1. Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
2. Deerfield Twp., Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.

External links

★ County website