Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Orange Township
Settlement Type:Civil township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ashland
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:98.4
Area Land Km2:97.9
Area Water Km2:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2569
Population Density Km2:25.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:359
Elevation Ft:1178
Coordinates:40.9406°N -82.2828°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-58562[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085712

Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Orange Township, although the unincorporated community of Nankin is located in the township's south.

Orange Township is the location for the Mapleton Local School District buildings, which are at the southeast corner of county roads 801 and 620, about 3 miles north of Nankin.[4]

Name and history

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 township fiscal officer,[6] 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.

Orange Township is part of the Mapleton Local School District.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Orange township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 10 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Home . mapleton.k12.oh.us.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24