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Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fayette

GNIS feature ID
  
453689

Local time
  
Sunday 12:09 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-56736

Elevation
  
314 m

Population
  
736 (2010)

Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Weather
  
17°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 68% Humidity

Area
  
54.83 km² (54.75 km² Land / 8 ha Water)

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.

Contents

Map of Orange Township, IN, USA

History

Orange Township was organized in 1822. Many of its early settlers were natives of Orange County, North Carolina, hence the name.

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.

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

    Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana Wikipedia
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