Deer Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA.

[1] The township was named for a nearby creek of the same name where deer were abundant.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, Deer Creek Township covers an area of 31.71 square miles (82.12 square kilometers); of this, 31.67 square miles (82.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.1 percent) is water.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.