Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:59.0
Area Land Km2:54.5
Area Water Km2:4.5
Area Total Sq Mi:22.8
Area Land Sq Mi:21
Area Water Sq Mi:1.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:37452
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:283
Elevation Ft:928
Coordinates:40.1681°N -82.9944°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-58618[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086052

Orange Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 37,452 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Several populated places are located in Orange Township:

Name and history

Organized in 1816, it is one of six Orange Townships statewide.[5]

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 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. The Township is serviced by the full-time Orange Township Fire Department. There is no police department, but policing services are offered by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Services, such as snow removal, street maintenance and signage are offered with the Orange Township service department.

Education

Children from Orange Township attend the Olentangy Local School District.

Parks

Orange Township has many parks, including an aquatic center that has a leisure pool with a kids area, water slides and a lap pool. Alum Creek State Park is also located within Orange Township, with access to boating, beach area and walking paths.

Notable persons

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Orange township, Delaware County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 7, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213125251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3904158618. February 13, 2020. dead.
  2. Web site: Orange township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 24 June 2023.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. News: Late Justice Nave Came Here in 1899. September 29, 1912. Bisbee Daily Review. 6.
  7. 'Herringshaw's American Blue Book of Biography' American Publishers' Company: 1915, Biographical Sketch of Frederick Nave, pg. 884
  8. News: Frank B. Willis - Ohio History Central. 19 December 2017.