Back مقاطعة دارك (أوهايو) Arabic دارک بؤلگهسی، اوهایو AZB Darke County, Ohio BAR Дарк (окръг, Охайо) Bulgarian ডার্কে কাউন্টি, ওহাইও BPY Darke Gông (Ohio) CDO Darke County CEB Darke County, Ohio CY Darke County (Ohio) Danish Darke County German
Darke County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′N 84°37′W / 40.13°N 84.62°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | March 1, 1817 |
| Named for | William Darke |
| Seat | Greenville |
| Largest city | Greenville |
| Area | |
• Total | 600 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Land | 598 sq mi (1,550 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,881  |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Darke County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,881.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Greenville.[2] The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1817.[3] It is named for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.[4] Darke County comprises the Greenville, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 100.