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.
Communities
- Barnes Lake is a census-designated place in the southwest quadrant of the township.
- Elm Creek was the name of a township here from 1873 until 1875.
- Millers Lake is a census-designated place adjacent to Barnes Lake, to the west.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.35%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census