Orange Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Ashland County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 2,569 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Troy Township - north
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Sullivan Township - northeast
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Jackson Township - east
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Montgomery Township - south
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Milton Township - southwest corner
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Clear Creek Township - west
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Ruggles Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Orange Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Nankin is located in the township's south.
Orange Township is the location for the
Mapleton Local School District
The Mapleton Local School District is a public school district in Ashland County, Ohio, United States, located in Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. ...
buildings, which are at the southeast corner of county roads 801 and 620, about 3 miles north of Nankin.
Name and history
It is one of six
Orange Townships statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashland County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio