Greenville Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 17,159 people in the township, 4,373 of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township.
Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio | |
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 The Beehive School, a historic site in the township | |
 Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′27″N 84°37′44″W / 40.10750°N 84.62889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Darke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.5 sq mi (148.9 km2) |
| • Land | 57.3 sq mi (148.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,159 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45331 |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-32354[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086014[1] |
| Website | townshipofgreenville |
Geography
editLocated in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Brown Township - north
- Richland Township - northeast
- Adams Township - east
- Van Buren Township - southeast
- Neave Township - south
- Liberty Township - southwest
- Washington Township - west
- Jackson Township - northwest corner
The city of Greenville, the county seat of Darke County, is located in central Greenville Township. The unincorporated community of Woodington is on the border between Greenville and Brown townships, and is named after its first settler, John Woodington.
Name and history
editGreenville Township was the original township of Darke County, and at first contained all of its territory.[4] It is the only Greenville Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Greenville township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The History of Darke County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. p. 293.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.