Orange Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°34′23″N 85°16′33″W / 39.57306°N 85.27583°W | |
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 | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 700 |
• Density | 34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-56736[3] |
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.[4]
Orange Township was organized in 1822.[5] Many of its early settlers were natives of Orange County, North Carolina, hence the name.[6]
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.[4]
The township contains two cemeteries: Old Friends Church and Orange-North.