Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio

Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio
Deerfield Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Portage County.
Coordinates: 41°1′11″N 81°2′30″W / 41.01972°N 81.04167°W / 41.01972; -81.04167Coordinates: 41°1′11″N 81°2′30″W / 41.01972°N 81.04167°W / 41.01972; -81.04167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Portage
Area
 – Total 26.5 sq mi (68.5 km2)
 – Land 22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
 – Water 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,050 ft (320 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 3,211
 – Density 141.2/sq mi (54.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44411
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-21210[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086825[1]

Deerfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,211 people in the township.[3]

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Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Deerfield Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (65 km2).

Name and history

Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Morgan, 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.

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