Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Madison County

Madison County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,872 people in the township, 935 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Darby Township, Union County
  Darby Township, Union County, Ohio
  Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,934 people in the township, 1,634 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Jerome Township, Union County
  Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio
  Jerome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,950 people in the township, 3,033 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Washington Township, Franklin County
  Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Although it is located only in Franklin County, it is connected with areas in Delaware and Union counties...
  
   - east
• Canaan Township
  Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Canaan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,496 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,769 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 531 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

Part of the village of Plain City

Plain City, Ohio

Plain City is a village on the west banks of Big Darby Creek, in the northern part of Darby Township, Madison County and the southern part of Jerome Township, Union County in the U.S. state of Ohio...

 is located in northeastern Darby Township.

Name and history

As of 1854, the population of the township was 551, 1,504 in 1890, 1,558 in 1900, and 1,414 in 1910. Statewide, other Darby Townships are located in Pickaway

Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

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.-Geography:...

 and Union

Darby Township, Union County, Ohio

Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,934 people in the township, 1,634 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

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, 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.