Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio
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Orange Township is one of the eighteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Delaware County
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 12,464 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
  • Berlin Township
    Berlin Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Berlin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,315 people in the township, 3,313 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Berkshire Township
    Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Berkshire Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,251 people in the township, 1,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Genoa Township
    Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Genoa Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,293 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - east
  • Westerville
    Westerville, Ohio
    Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...

     - southeast
  • Sharon Township, Franklin County
    Sharon Township, Franklin County, Ohio
    Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 16,455 people in the township, 1,831 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Perry Township, Franklin County
    Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,087 people in the township.-Geography:Most of Perry Township is now part of one of these four cities:...

     - southwest corner
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,429 people in the township, 9,182 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. This was a significant increase from the 1990 census, at which time its population...

     - west


Several populated places are located in Orange Township:
  • Part of the city of Columbus
    Columbus, Ohio
    Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

    , the capital of Ohio, in the south
  • Part of the city of Westerville
    Westerville, Ohio
    Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...

    , in the southeast
  • The unincorporated community
    Unincorporated area
    In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

     of Lewis Center
    Lewis Center, Ohio
    Lewis Center is an unincorporated community in northwestern Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, located between Columbus and Delaware. Its ZIP code is 43035. Although Lewis Center is a small community, its ZIP code encompasses a number of shopping centers and retail...

    , in the northwest

Name and history

Organized in 1816, it is one of six Orange Townships statewide
Orange Township, Ohio
Orange Township, Ohio may refer to:*Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio*Orange Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio*Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio*Orange Township, Meigs County, Ohio...

.

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 fiscal officer, 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.

Education

Children from Orange Township attend the Olentangy School District.

External links

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