| Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| The Beehive School, a historic site in the township | |
| Municipalities and townships of Darke County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Darke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.6 sq mi (149.1 km2) |
| • Land | 57.6 sq mi (149.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 18,125 |
| • Density | 314.8/sq mi (121.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45331 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-32354[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086014[1] |
Greenville Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,125 people in the township, 4,831 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Greenville, the county seat of Darke County, is located in central Greenville Township.
It is the only Greenville Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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. The current trustees are George S. Luce Jr., William Kelly, and Mike Stegall, and the clerk is Barbara Anthony.[6]
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