Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana
Appearance
Orange Township | |
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![]() Location of Orange Township in Fayette County | |
Coordinates: 39°34′23″N 85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fayette |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 21.17 sq mi (54.8 km2) |
• Land | 21.14 sq mi (54.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 736 |
• Density | 34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-56736[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453689 |
Orange Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 736 and it contained 296 housing units.[3]
History
Orange Township was organized in 1822.[4] Many of its early settlers were natives of Orange County, North Carolina, hence the name.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.17 square miles (54.8 km2), of which 21.14 square miles (54.8 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns
- Glenwood (southeast edge)
Unincorporated community
Adjacent townships
- Fairview Township (north)
- Connersville Township (northeast)
- Columbia Township (east)
- Laurel Township, Franklin County (southeast)
- Posey Township, Franklin County (south)
- Noble Township, Rush County (west)
- Union Township, Rush County (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Old Friends Church and Orange-North.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 217.
- ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 257.
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