Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Orange Township
Township

Location of Orange Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°34′23″N 85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W / 39.57306; -85.27583Coordinates: 39°34′23″N 85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W / 39.57306; -85.27583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 21.17 sq mi (54.8 km2)
  Land 21.14 sq mi (54.8 km2)
  Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 736
  Density 34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
FIPS code 18-56736[2]
GNIS feature ID 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.[3]

History

Orange Township was organized in 1822.[4] Many of its early settlers were natives of Orange County, North Carolina, hence the name.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.17 square miles (54.8 km2), of which 21.14 square miles (54.8 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated community

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

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

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 217.
  5. Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 257.


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