Darke County, Ohio

All you want to know about Darke County, Ohio

Darke County, Ohio
Map
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	January 3, 1809^[1]
Seat	Greenville
Largest city	Greenville
Area - Total - Land - Water	600 sq mi (1,555 km²) 600 sq mi (1,553 km²) 0 sq mi (2 km²), 0.08
Population - (2000) - Density	53,309 36/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.co.darke.oh.us
Named for: William Darke

Darke County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 53,309. Its county seat is Greenville^[2] and is named for William Darke, an officer in the Revolution.^[3]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Localities
5 Education
- 5.1 Public School Districts
6 Historic places
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,555 km²).600 square miles (1,553 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Mercer County (north)
Shelby County (northeast)
Miami County (east)
Montgomery County (southeast)
Preble County (south)
Wayne County, Indiana (southwest)
Randolph County, Indiana (west)
Jay County, Indiana (northwest)

Darke County, Ohio, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as 8 counties. Ohio has another such county: Stark County (whose neighboring counties are all within Ohio). If not for a narrow slip of Mercer County that reaches to Shelby County that also separates Darke County from Auglaize County (despite not actually sharing a border with each other, the two counties actually touch at a single point), Darke County would border 9 counties, which would make it part of an even rarer class of counties.

Demographics

Darke County Population by year^[1]
2000 53,309 1990 53,619 1980 55,096 1970 49,141 1960 45,612 1950 41,799 1940 38,831 1930 38,009 1920 42,911 1910 42,933 1900 42,532 1890 42,961 1880 40,496 1870 32,278 1860 26,009 1850 20,276 1840 13,282 1830 6,204 1820 3,622

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 53,309 people, 20,419 households, and 14,905 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 21,583 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.09% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.1% were of German, 20.1% American, 8.1% English, 6.8% Irish and 5.8% French ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 20,419 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,307, and the median income for a family was $45,735. Males had a median income of $32,933 versus $23,339 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,670. About 6.00% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Localities

Map of Darke County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Municipalities

Townships

Other localities

Abbottsville
Baker
Beamsville
Braffettsville
Brock
Coletown
Cosmos
Dawn
Delise
Fort Jefferson
Frenchtown
Hillgrove
Horatio
Hunchbargers
Jaysville
Nashville
New Harrison
North Dayton
Otterbein
Pikeville
Rose Hill
Rush's Station
Savora
Stelvideo
Sharpeye
Webster
Woodington

Education

Public School Districts

Ansonia Local Schools
- Ansonia High School, Ansonia (the Tigers)
Arcanum-Butler Local School District
- Arcanum High School, Arcanum (the Trojans)
Franklin Monroe Schools
- Franklin Monroe Middle School/High School, Pitsburg (the Jets)
Greenville City School District
- Greenville Senior High School, Greenville (the Green Wave)
Mississinawa Valley Local School District
- Mississinawa Valley Junior/Senior High School, Union City (the Blackhawks)
Tri-Village Local School District
- Tri-Village High School, New Madison (the Patriots)
Versailles Exempted Village Schools
- Versailles High School, Versailles (the Tigers)

Historic places

Darke County has many places listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House.

References

^ ^a ^b "Ohio County Profiles: Darke County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ "Darke County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

Darke County Government's website

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Darke County, Ohio

County seat: Greenville

City	Greenville

Villages	Ansonia \| Arcanum \| Bradford \| Burkettsville \| Castine \| Gettysburg \| Gordon \| Hollansburg \| Ithaca \| New Madison \| New Weston \| North Star \| Osgood \| Palestine \| Pitsburg \| Rossburg \| Union City \| Versailles \| Wayne Lakes \| Yorkshire

Townships	Adams \| Allen \| Brown \| Butler \| Franklin \| Greenville \| Harrison \| Jackson \| Liberty \| Mississinawa \| Monroe \| Neave \| Patterson \| Richland \| Twin \| Van Buren \| Wabash \| Washington \| Wayne \| York

Unincorporated communities	Beamsville \| Dawn \| Jaysville \| Otterbein \| Stelvideo