Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°29′57″N 85°34′16″W / 39.49917°N 85.57111°W / 39.49917; -85.57111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRushGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.31 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Land36.29 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

^[1]

925 ft (282 m)Population

(2020)

• Total827 • Density23/sq mi (8.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-56772^[2]GNIS feature ID453691

Orange Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 827 and it contained 302 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,050	—
1900	1,102	5.0%
1910	1,084	−1.6%
1920	1,015	−6.4%
1930	943	−7.1%
1940	851	−9.8%
1950	825	−3.1%
1960	821	−0.5%
1970	810	−1.3%
1980	828	2.2%
1990	811	−2.1%
2000	844	4.1%
2010	796	−5.7%
2020	827	3.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

The Forsythe Covered Bridge, James F. Harcourt House, Moscow Covered Bridge, and John Wood Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

According to the 1566

census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km²), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[6]

Unincorporated towns

Gowdy at 39°31′08″N 85°33′47″W / 39.5189369°N 85.5630287°W / 39.5189369; -85.5630287
Moscow at 39°29′07″N 85°33′24″W / 39.4853262°N 85.5566395°W / 39.4853262; -85.5566395

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.