Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Deerfield Township is one of the eighteen townships
of Portage County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 3,211 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
, Deerfield Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (64.7 km²).
, Ross
, and Warren
Counties.
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 Portage County
Portage County, Ohio
Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 3,211 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Palmyra TownshipPalmyra Township, Portage County, OhioPalmyra Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,785 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Milton Township, Mahoning CountyMilton Township, Mahoning County, OhioMilton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,107 people in the township, 2,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast corner - Berlin Township, Mahoning County - east
- Smith Township, Mahoning CountySmith Township, Mahoning County, OhioSmith Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,977 people in the township, 3,895 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Lexington Township, Stark CountyLexington Township, Stark County, OhioLexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,583 people in the township, 5,390 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Atwater TownshipAtwater Township, Portage County, OhioAtwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Edinburg TownshipEdinburg Township, Portage County, OhioEdinburg Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,344 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...
, Deerfield Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (64.7 km²).
Name and history
Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in MorganDeerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 802 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
, Ross
Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio
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.-Geography:...
, and Warren
Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio
Deerfield Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is located in the southwest corner of the county. The most urbanized of the eleven, it had 25,515 people in the 2000 census, down from the 26,359 in 1990...
Counties.