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: | Noble |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.68 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3934 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 112.8 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 289 |
Elevation Ft: | 948 |
Coordinates: | 41.4819°N -85.3622°W |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-56754[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453690 |
Orange Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,934 (up from 3,911 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,994 housing units.
Gene Stratton-Porter Cabin (Rome City, Indiana), also known as the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, was the lakeside home of author, nature photographer, naturalist, and silent movie-era producer Gene Stratton-Porter. The cabin was built in 1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The historic property, where Stratton-Porter lived until 1919, has been designated as the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site. It is operated by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites and open to the public. Scenes from the 1927 movie based on Stratton-Porter's book, The Harvester, were filmed at Wildflower Woods in 1927.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 95.85%) is land and (or 4.15%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Orange Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Kendallville Public Library in Kendallville.[6]