Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Orange Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Orange Township in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°56′26″N 82°16′58″W / 40.94056°N 82.28278°W / 40.94056; -82.28278Coordinates: 40°56′26″N 82°16′58″W / 40.94056°N 82.28278°W / 40.94056; -82.28278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
– Total	38.1 sq mi (98.7 km2)
– Land	38.1 sq mi (98.6 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,178 ft (359 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,276
– Density	59.8/sq mi (23.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-58562[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085712[1]

Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,276 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Troy Township - north
• Sullivan Township - northeast
• Jackson Township - east
• Montgomery Township - south
• Milton Township - southwest corner
• Clear Creek Township - west
• Ruggles Township - northwest

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

Name and history

It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

Two of the current trustees of Orange Township are George Parks and Jim Elson.^{[citation needed]}

Orange Township is part of the Mapleton Local School District.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Ashland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website