Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana

Orange Township
Township
The Moscow Covered Bridge, a historic site in the township
Coordinates: 39°29′57″N 85°34′16″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.31 sq mi (94.0 km^2)
• Land	36.29 sq mi (94.0 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)
Elevation [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	827
• Density	23/sq mi (8.8/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-56772[2]
GNIS feature ID	453691

Orange Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 827 and it contained 302 housing units.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,050		—
1900	1,102		5.0%
1910	1,084		−1.6%
1920	1,015		−6.4%
1930	943		−7.1%
1940	851		−9.8%
1950	825		−3.1%
1960	821		−0.5%
1970	810		−1.3%
1980	828		2.2%
1990	811		−2.1%
2000	844		4.1%
2010	796		−5.7%
2020	827		3.9%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

The Forsythe Covered Bridge, James F. Harcourt House, Moscow Covered Bridge, and John Wood Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

According to the 1566

census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[6]

Unincorporated towns

• Gowdy at 39.5189369°N 85.5630287°W / 39.5189369; -85.5630287
• Moscow at 39.4853262°N 85.5566395°W / 39.4853262; -85.5566395

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana