Orleans Township, Orange County, Indiana

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Orleans Township
Map highlighting Orleans Township, Orange County, Indiana.svg
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°39′14″N86°26′57″W / 38.65389°N 86.44917°W / 38.65389; -86.44917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Orange
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
  Land35.72 sq mi (92.5 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
Elevation
640 ft (195 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
3,640
  Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47452, 47454
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453695

Orleans Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,640 and it contained 1,519 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,865
1900 2,32324.6%
1910 2,3712.1%
1920 2,3850.6%
1930 2,4081.0%
1940 2,308−4.2%
1950 2,4466.0%
1960 2,5484.2%
1970 2,81410.4%
1980 3,21014.1%
1990 3,202−0.2%
2000 3,5089.6%
2010 3,5551.3%
2020 3,6402.4%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.72 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water. [3]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairview, Irvin and Old.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Education

Orleans Township is served by the Orleans Town & Township Public Library. [4]

Political districts

References

  1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. "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.
  4. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.