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Darby Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,492 people in the township, 3,486 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
Scene in Derby
Location of Darby Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°46′9″N 83°11′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPickaway
Area
 • Total34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2)
 • Land34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,492
 • Density101.8/sq mi (39.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-20156[2]
GNIS feature ID1086793[1]

Geography


Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Harrisburg is located in northern Darby Township, and the unincorporated community of Derby lies in the center of the township.


Name and history


Statewide, other Darby Townships are located in Madison and Union Counties.

Darby Township was settled chiefly by emigrants from Virginia.[4]


Government


The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pickaway County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 171. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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