| Official Name: | Orange Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Orange Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalkaska |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Trevor Ball |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Eric Hendricks |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1250 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 337 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1106 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6433°N -85.1575°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49633 (Fife Lake) 49646 (Kalkaska) 49680 (South Boardman) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-60940[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626854 |
Orange Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.81sqmi, of which 34.23sqmi is land and 0.58sqmi (1.67%) is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,176 people, 411 households, and 313 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 596 housing units at an average density of 17.4/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 1.11% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 411 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,380, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $30,761 versus $19,896 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,448. About 7.1% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.