Deerfield Township, Michigan | |
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  Deerfield Township Location within the state of Michigan  Deerfield Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′04″N 83°17′37″W / 43.18444°N 83.29361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Lapeer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,764 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 26-21160[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626169[2] |
| Website | www |
Deerfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,764 at the 2020 Census.[3]
There are no municipalities within the township, but Barnes Lake-Millers Lake is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. M-24 crosses the township north–south, with the city of Lapeer about nine miles south of the center of the township. M-90 branches east off M-24 in the north of the township, with the village of North Branch about five miles to the east.
This township was organized in 1855.[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 150