Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio

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Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township
Twin Township farmstead.jpg
Along State Route 722 between Castine and Ithaca
Darke County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Twin Township highlighted.svg
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°58′30″N84°33′13″W / 39.97500°N 84.55361°W / 39.97500; -84.55361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Darke
Area
 • Total29.1 sq mi (75.3 km2)
 • Land29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,047 ft (319 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total4,249
 • Density150/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-77980 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086023 [1]

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Twin township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp.  458.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 593.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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