Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio
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Deer Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Madison County
Madison County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,030 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,769 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...

     - north
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,935 people in the township, 2,604 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Fairfield Township
    Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Fairfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,333 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,411 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Deer Creek Township - north...

     - south
  • Somerford Township
    Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...

     - west


Part of the city of London
London, Ohio
London is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, United States. Located about southwest of the Ohio capital of Columbus, London was established in 1811 to serve as the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,771, an increase from 7,807 in 1990. It is the...

, the county seat
County seat
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 of Madison County, is located in Deer Creek Township.

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.
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