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Welcome to Darke County ...

Time Zone: Darke County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Greenville is the Seat for Darke County.

Darke County was founded January 3, 1809 and was created by taking area from Miami County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Darke had a population of 51,113 people. This is a decrease of 3.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,963 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Darke represented 0.46% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Darke County:

  • Ansonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Arcanum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcanum is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
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  • Castine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Gettysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gettysburg is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Gordon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gordon is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hollansburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Ithaca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osgood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Osgood is located in Darke County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
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    • Palestine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Versailles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
      • Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
      • Wayne Lakes Park
    • Yorkshire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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