Darke County, Ohio

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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 is Greenville.[2] The county was created in 1809.[3] It is named for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.[4]

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  1. "QuickFacts: Darke County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "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.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 100.