Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°34′23″N 85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W / 39.57306; -85.27583CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFayetteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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 code18-56736^[3]GNIS feature ID453689

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]

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

Glenwood (southeast edge)

Unincorporated community

Orange

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

Indiana State Road 44

Cemeteries

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

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ 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.