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Orange Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 934 people in the township.[3]

Orange Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Fields on State Route 681 west of Alfred
Location of Orange Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 39°9′56″N 81°54′3″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMeigs
Area
 • Total25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
 • Land25.8 sq mi (66.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total934
 • Density36.2/sq mi (14.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-58646[2]
GNIS feature ID1086614[1]

Geography


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

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


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.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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