Darby Township is one of the fifteen 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 Pickaway County

Pickaway County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 52,727 people, 17,599 households, and 13,287 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile . There were 18,596 housing units at an average density of 37 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 3,492 people in the township, 3,486 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Pleasant Township, Franklin County
  Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,030 people in the township, 6,704 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Scioto Township
  Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
  Scioto Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,165 people in the township, 8,120 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Muhlenberg Township
  Muhlenberg Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
  Muhlenberg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 905 people in the township, 612 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,166 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Darby Township - north...
  
   - south
• Pleasant Township, Madison County
  Pleasant Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,282 people in the township, 1,417 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Fairfield Township, Madison County
  Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Fairfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,333 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

Part of the village of Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Ohio

Harrisburg is a village in Franklin and Pickaway counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 332 at the 2000 census.-History:Harrisburg was founded in 1836 by Joseph Chenowith and surveyed and platted by Frederick Cole...

 is located in northern Darby Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Derby

Derby, Ohio

Derby is a census-designated place in central Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43117.-References:...

 lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

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 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.