Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,261 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Part of the village of Plain City is located in northeastern Darby Township.

Name and history

As of 1854, the population of the township was 551, 1,504 in 1890, 1,558 in 1900, and 1,414 in 1910. Statewide, other Darby Townships are located in Pickaway and Union 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.