Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Civil township in Ohio, United States

40°56′26″N 82°16′58″W / 40.94056°N 82.28278°W / 40.94056; -82.28278CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyAshlandArea

• Total38.0 sq mi (98.4 km²) • Land37.8 sq mi (97.9 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,178 ft (359 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,569 • Density67/sq mi (25.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-58562^[2]GNIS feature ID1085712^[1]

Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2020 census.^[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.

Orange Township is the location for the Mapleton Local School District buildings, which are at the southeast corner of county roads 801 and 620, about 3 miles north of Nankin.^[4]

Name and history

It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[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.

Orange Township is part of the Mapleton Local School District.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Orange township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "Home". mapleton.k12.oh.us.
^ "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.