Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio
Township
Austin Brown Mound
Location of Deerfield Township in Ross County
Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 83°9′7″W / 39.49778°N 83.15194°W / 39.49778; -83.15194
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  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,039
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-21224[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086894[1]

Deerfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,039 people in the township.

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.