- Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio
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Deerfield Township, Ross COunty, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Ross County. Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 83°9′7″W / 39.49778°N 83.15194°WCoordinates: 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[1] 732 ft (223 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,096 – Density 35.6/sq mi (13.7/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-21224[2] GNIS feature ID 1086894[1] Deerfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,096 people in the township, 580 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located 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
Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Morgan, Portage, 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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ross County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio City Villages Adelphi | Bainbridge | Clarksburg | Frankfort | Greenfield‡ | Kingston | South Salem
Townships CDP Unincorporated
communitiesGhost town Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Ross County, Ohio
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