Deerfield, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸 Deerfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States.

Geography Located in the south-eastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: • Palmyra Township - north • Milton Township, Mahoning County - north-east corner • Berlin Township, Mahoning County - east • Smith Township, Mahoning County - south • Lexington Township, Stark County - southwest • Atwater Township - west • Edinburg Township - north-west corner

No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Deerfield Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (65 km²).

Name and history Deerfield Township was organized in 1806 and takes its name from Deerfield, Massachusetts, the native home of a first settler. Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Morgan, Ross, 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, 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.

From 2013 until 2018, the Portage County District Library operated the Deerfield Computer Lab at the Deerfield Township Hall.