History · Deerfield

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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. 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.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,695 people in 2010, 5,764 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1974.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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