Country United States County Ashland FIPS code 39-58562 Elevation 359 m Population 2,523 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085712 Local time Sunday 12:08 AM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 74% Humidity Area 98.42 km² (97.9 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,523.
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Map of Orange Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Orange Township, although the unincorporated community of Nankin is located in the township's south.
Orange Township is the location for the Mapleton Local School District buildings, which are at the southeast corner of county roads 801 and 620, about 3 miles north of Nankin.
Name and history
It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Orange Township is part of the Mapleton Local School District.