Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana

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Orange Township
Township
Map highlighting Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana.svg
Location of Orange Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°34′23″N85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W / 39.57306; -85.27583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total21.17 sq mi (54.8 km2)
 • Land21.14 sq mi (54.8 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,030 ft (314 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total700
 • Density34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
FIPS code 18-56736 [3]
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. [4]

Contents

History

Orange Township was organized in 1822. [5] Many of its early settlers were natives of Orange County, North Carolina, hence the name. [6]

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. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated community

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Old Friends Church and Orange-North.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 217.
  6. ↑ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 257.


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