Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Orange Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:21.17
Area Land Sq Mi:21.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:700
Population Density Sq Mi:34.8
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:314
Elevation Ft:1030
Coordinates:39.5731°N -85.2758°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-56736[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453689

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, of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.14%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated community

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

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

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204250/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18041 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana . Warner, Beers and Company . 1885 . 217.
  6. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions . Bowen, B. F. . Barrows, Frederic Irving . 1917 . 257.

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