Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Darke
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:75.3
Area Land Km2:75.2
Area Water Km2:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4249
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:319
Elevation Ft:1047
Coordinates:39.975°N -84.5536°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-77980[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086023

Twin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,249 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Three incorporated villages are located in Twin Township:

Name and history

Statewide, other Twin Townships are located in Preble and Ross counties.

Twin Township was established in 1817 from land given by Greenville Township.[4] The township takes its name from Twin Creek.[5]

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,[6] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twin township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 19 June 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: The History of Darke County, Ohio . W. H. Beers & Company . 1880 . 458.
  5. Book: Wilson, Frazer Ells. History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. 1914. Hobart Publishing Company. Milford, Ohio. 593.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24