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Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameDeer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio
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image_skylineRed Brick Tavern in Lafayette.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionThe Red Brick Tavern in Lafayette
image_mapMap of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Deer Creek Township.png
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map_captionLocation of Deer Creek Township in Madison County
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subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
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area_water_km20.1
area_total_sq_mi31.0
area_land_sq_mi30.9
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total967
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timezoneEastern (EST)
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Deer Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 967 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Monroe Township - north
  • Jefferson Township - east
  • Fairfield Township - southeast corner
  • Union Township - south
  • Somerford Township - west

Part of the city of London, the county seat of Madison County, is located in Deer Creek Township. The census-designated place of Lafayette is lies northeast of London.

Name and history

As of 1854, the population of the township was 583, 894 in 1890, 882 in 1900, and 883 in 1910. Statewide, the only other Deer Creek Township is located in Pickaway County.

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.

References

References

  1. "Deer Creek township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Thomas Baldwin & J. Thomas, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=_5s6AAAAcAAJ&dq=%22Madison+County%2C+Ohio%22&pg=PA304 A new and complete gazetteer of the United States]'', Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1854, Pg. 312
  5. Bureau of the Census, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=stBEAAAAYAAJ&q=Ohio+statistics Thirteenth census of the United States taken in the year 1910]'', U.S. Government Printing Office, 1913, Pg. 584.
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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