Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana

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Orange Township
Township
Cabin in Wildflower Woods.jpg
The "Cabin in Wildflower Woods" at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
Map highlighting Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°28′55″N85°21′44″W / 41.48194°N 85.36222°W / 41.48194; -85.36222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Noble
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land34.68 sq mi (89.8 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,934
 • Density112.8/sq mi (43.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-56754 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453690

Orange Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,934 (up from 3,911 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 1,994 housing units.

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History

Gene Stratton-Porter Cabin (Rome City, Indiana), also known as the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, was the lakeside home of author, nature photographer, naturalist, and silent movie-era producer Gene Stratton-Porter. The cabin was built in 1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The historic property, where Stratton-Porter lived until 1919, has been designated as the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site. It is operated by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites and open to the public. Scenes from the 1927 movie based on Stratton-Porter's book, The Harvester, were filmed at Wildflower Woods in 1927. [5] [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 34.68 square miles (89.8 km2) (or 95.85%) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (or 4.15%) is water. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Education

Orange Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Kendallville Public Library in Kendallville. [7]

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The Gene Stratton-Porter Cabin, known as the Cabin at Wildflower Woods and the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, is the former home of Gene Stratton-Porter, a noted Indiana author, naturalist, and nature photographer. The two-story, fourteen-room cabin, which was built in 1914, is located at Sylvan Lake near Rome City in Noble County, Indiana. Stratton-Porter lived full-time in the cabin from 1914 through 1919, then relocated to homes in California, where she continued to write and founded a movie studio. She returned to Wildflower Woods in Rome City for brief visits until her death in 1924. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Stratton Porter Cabin (Geneva, Indiana)</span> Historic building

Gene Stratton-Porter Cabin, , known as the Limberlost Cabin and the Limberlost State Historic Site, was the former home of Gene Stratton Porter, a noted Indiana author who lived in the home from 1895 to 1913. The two-story, fourteen-room log cabin is located near the Limberlost Swamp on the outskirts of Geneva in Adams County, Indiana. Stratton-Porter designed the Queen Anne-style rustic home with the help of an architect. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 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. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Barbara Olenyik Morrow (2010). Nature's Storyteller: The Life of Gene Stratton-Porter. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. pp. 159–62. ISBN   978-0-87195-284-4. See also: Eric Grayson (Winter 2007). "Limberlost Found: Indiana's Literary Legacy in Hollywood". Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. 19 (1). Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society: 44. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kendallville Public Library Cards". Kendallville Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.


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