• Source: Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

    • 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:

    Jackson Township - northeast
    Wayne Township - east
    Deerfield Township, Ross County - south
    Perry Township - west
    Monroe Township - northwest
    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.


    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.


    References




    External links


    County website

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