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Darke County, Ohio

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Founding:  1817 (declared in 1809) Parent county:  Miami Namesake:  William Darke, Continental Army captain Seat:  Greenville (1817–) Land area:  598 square miles Population (2020):  51,881 Population (historic):  3,622 (1820); 26,009 (1860); 42,532 (1900); 38,009 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1890; 1930–1980 Subdivisions:  One city; 20 villages; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  8,211 (36.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  68.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  15.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,663 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,629 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  5,456 Average farm size (1920):  60.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Pennsylvania, Indiana, Germany, Maryland, Virginia, Ireland, an...