Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,087 people in the township.
Orange Township, Shelby County, Ohio | |
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 The Sidney Municipal Airport, located in north-central Orange Township | |
 Location of Orange Township in Shelby County | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′29″N 84°10′34″W / 40.22472°N 84.17611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Shelby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.8 sq mi (59.0 km2) |
| • Land | 22.7 sq mi (58.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,087 |
| • Density | 47.5/sq mi (18.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-58660[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086966[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Clinton Township - north
- Perry Township - northeast
- Green Township - east
- Brown Township, Miami County - southeast
- Springcreek Township, Miami County - south
- Washington Township, Miami County - southwest
- Washington Township - west
A small portion of the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County, is located in northern Orange Township, and the unincorporated community of Kirkwood lies in the township's southwest.
Name and history edit
Orange Township was established in 1820.[4] It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.[5]
Government edit
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.
References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Orange township, Shelby County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 83.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.