Country United States County Darke FIPS code 39-77980 Elevation 319 m Population 4,060 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086023 Local time Monday 4:02 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 96% Humidity Area 75.37 km² (75.11 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Twin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,060 people in the township, 1,587 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Twin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Three incorporated villages are located in Twin Township:
Name and history
Statewide, other Twin Townships are located in Preble and Ross counties.
Twin Township was established in 1817 from land given by Greenville Township. The township takes its name from Twin Creek.
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. The current trustees are Mike Fout, Joe Rinehart, and Jerry Snyder, and the clerk is Deborah Dynes.