Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Orange Township
Civil township
Fire station and post office in Nankin
Location of Orange Township in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°56′26″N 82°16′58″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
• Total	38.0 sq mi (98.4 km2)
• Land	37.8 sq mi (97.9 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,178 ft (359 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,569
• Density	67/sq mi (25.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-58562[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085712[1]

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.