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Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana
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.

History

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

Geography

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

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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 217.
  6. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 257.


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