Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

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 of Union County

Union County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,934 people in the township, 1,634 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Paris Township
  Paris Township, Union County, Ohio
  Paris Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,549 people in the township, 1,617 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Millcreek Township
  Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio
  Millcreek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,261 people in the township, 1,252 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Jerome Township
  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:...
  
   - east
• Darby Township, Madison County
  Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,872 people in the township, 935 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Pike Township, Madison County
  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:...
  
   - southwest
• Union Township
  Union Township, Union County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

Several populated places are located in Darby Township:

• A small part of the city of Marysville
  Marysville, Ohio
  Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census, and the Census Bureau estimated that it had risen to 17,621 by 2006.Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener"...
  
  , the county seat
  County seat
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   of Union County, in the north
• The village of Unionville Center
  Unionville Center, Ohio
  Unionville Center is a village in Union County, Ohio, in the United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.The village is home to the Charles W. Fairbanks Festival that is held each May...
  
   in the south
• The unincorporated community
  Unincorporated area
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   of Bridgeport
  Bridgeport, Union County, Ohio
  Bridgeport is an unincorporated community in far western Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Route 38 with Orchard Road, midway between the villages of Milford Center and Unionville Center. At Bridgeport, Buck Run meets the Big Darby Creek,...
  
  , in the far west
• The unincorporated community of Chuckery
  Chuckery, Ohio
  Chuckery is an unincorporated community located in far southwestern Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of State Routes 38 and 161....
  
  , in the far southwest

Name and history

Darby Township was organized in 1820, and named after the Big Darby Creek

Big Darby Creek

The Big Darby Creek is a river located in northwestern central Ohio, and an important tributary to the Lower Scioto River. The river's major tributary is the Little Darby Creek....

, which runs through the township. The first settlers of the township were from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 and Virginia

Virginia

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. Statewide, other Darby Townships are located in Madison

Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio

Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,872 people in the township, 935 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and 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:...

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.