Darke County, Ohio

Darke County
Darke County
County
	Darke County Courthouse, Sheriff's House and Jail
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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.mydarkecounty.com

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.