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Red Brick Tavern in Lafayette
Ohio›Madison County

Deer Creek TownshipOH

A town of 924.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Deer Creek Township

Deer Creek Township, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Deer Creek Township a good place to live?

21% of residents live below the poverty line in Deer Creek Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Red Brick Tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places. Deer Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

924 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
LondonUnion TownshipMonroe TownshipJefferson TownshipSomerford TownshipLondonUnion TownshipMonroe TownshipJefferson TownshipSomerford TownshipDeer Creek Township
Red Brick Tavern
Red Brick Tavern · National Register of Historic Places
Deer Creek Township’s story

Deer Creek Township in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1907 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Deer Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Creek Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPicket Fences MHPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Deer Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLondon City School DistrictJonathan Alder Local School District2 districts serve Deer Creek Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Madison County Board of ElectionsMadison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43140, 4316243140 80% · 43162 20%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Deer Creek Township.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Deer Creek Township

Deer Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–38°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Deer Creek Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

In Deer Creek Township, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

At 16 minutes, Deer Creek Township’s average trip to work is below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Deer Creek Township grew to 397 in 2023, 60 more than in 2013. 1.4% of Deer Creek Township working residents work locally.

1%work in town
Deer Creek TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.4%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Deer Creek Township1%
Columbus26%
London7%
West Jefferson6%
Dublin4%
21 mi
median commute distance
397
jobs based in Deer Creek Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Deer Creek Township is

Deer Creek Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Deer Creek Township.

Deer Creek TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%38%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outDeer Creek TownshipOH
More smokers18.7%15.4%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist58.8%62.9%
Madison Health
4.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Deer Creek Township has set aside 2.4% of its land for conservation

0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Gwynne Conservation Area, at 66 acres.

2.4%conserved
2.4%
conserved · 472 of 19,877 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gwynne Conservation Area—66

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Deer Creek Township

17pages on Deer Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Deer Creek Township

About 7 of every 100 Deer Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Deer Creek Township

Township in Ohio, US

Deer Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 967 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
31 sq mi
Elevation
1,010 ft

Questions about Deer Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Deer Creek Township, OH a good place to live?

Deer Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.