Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Township
Gooding House and Tavern
Location of Orange Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°10′5″N82°59′40″W / 40.16806°N 82.99444°W / 40.16806; -82.99444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Delaware
Area [1]
• Total	22.8 sq mi (59.0 km2)
• Land	21 sq mi (54.5 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
Elevation [2]	928 ft (283 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	37,452
• Density	1,600/sq mi (630/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-58618 [4]
GNIS feature ID	1086052 [2]
Website	www.orangetwp.org

Orange Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 37,452 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Berlin Township - north
• Berkshire Township - northeast corner
• Genoa Township - east
• Westerville - southeast
• Sharon Township, Franklin County - south
• Perry Township, Franklin County - southwest corner
• Liberty Township - west

Several populated places are located in Orange Township:

• Part of the city of Columbus, the capital of Ohio, in the south
• Part of the city of Westerville, in the southeast
• The unincorporated community of Lewis Center, in the northwest

Name and history

Organized in 1816, it is one of six Orange Townships statewide. ^[5]

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 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 Township is serviced by the full-time Orange Township Fire Department. There is no police department, but policing services are offered by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Services, such as snow removal, street maintenance and signage are offered with the Orange Township service department.

Education

Children from Orange Township attend the Olentangy Local School District.

Parks

Orange Township has many parks, including an aquatic center that has a leisure pool with a kids area, water slides and a lap pool. Alum Creek State Park is also located within Orange Township, with access to boating, beach area and walking paths.

Notable persons

• Frederick S. Nave, Arizona territorial judge, was born in Lewis Center in 1873. ^{[6] [7]}
• Frank B. Willis, Governor of Ohio from 1915 to 1917, was born in Lewis Center in 1871. ^[8]
• Farida A. Wiley, American naturalist, ornithologist and educator

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Orange township, Delaware County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Orange township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. "Late Justice Nave Came Here in 1899". Bisbee Daily Review. September 29, 1912. p. 6.
7. 'Herringshaw's American Blue Book of Biography' American Publishers' Company: 1915, Biographical Sketch of Frederick Nave, pg. 884
8. "Frank B. Willis - Ohio History Central" . Retrieved December 19, 2017.

External links

• Township website
• County website
• Township data
• Regional Planning website
• Events and Activities in Orange Township