Orange Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,085 people in the township.
Orange Township, Meigs County, Ohio | |
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 Fields on State Route 681 west of Alfred | |
 Location of Orange Township in Meigs County | |
| Coordinates: 39°9′56″N 81°54′3″W / 39.16556°N 81.90083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Meigs |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2) |
| • Land | 25.8 sq mi (66.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-58646[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086614[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Carthage Township, Athens County - north
- Troy Township, Athens County - northeast corner
- Olive Township - east
- Chester Township - south
- Bedford Township - west
- Lodi Township, Athens County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Orange Township, although the unincorporated community of Tuppers Plains lies along the border with Olive Township in the far northeast.
Name and history
editIt is one of six Orange Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Orange township, Meigs County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.