Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
	Bazore Mill, a historic site in the township
	Location of Deer Creek Township in Pickaway County
	Coordinates: 39°34′1″N83°7′0″W / 39.56694°N 83.11667°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pickaway
Area
• Total	36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,613
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-21168
GNIS feature ID	1086794

Last updated August 06, 2023

Deer Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,613 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Williamsport is located in northern Deer Creek Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Deer Creek Township is located in Madison County.

Deer Creek Township was named for the creek that runs through it. In the 1830s, there were two gristmills and two saw mills located on the creek.^[4]

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,^[5] 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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References

1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "Deer Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 176. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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[GR3-1] 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Deer Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 176. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Circleville
City	Circleville	Map of Ohio highlighting Pickaway County
Villages	Ashville Commercial Point Darbyville Lockbourne‡ Harrisburg‡ New Holland‡ South Bloomfield Tarlton‡ Williamsport
Townships	Circleville Darby Deer Creek Harrison Jackson Madison Monroe Muhlenberg Perry Pickaway Salt Creek Scioto Walnut Washington Wayne
CDPs	Derby Logan Elm Village Orient
Unincorporated communities	Atlanta Duvall East Ringgold Elmwood Era Five Points Fox Grange Hall Hayesville Kinderhook Leistville Little Chicago Matville Meade Millport Pherson Robtown Saint Paul Southern Point Stringtown Thacher Walnut Westfall Whisler Woodlyn
Ghost town	Nebraska
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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