Orange Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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of
Delaware County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 31,416 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Berlin Township - north
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Berkshire Township - northeast corner
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Genoa Township - east
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Westerville - southeast
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Sharon Township, Franklin County - south
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Perry Township, Franklin County - southwest corner
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Liberty Township - west
Several populated places are located in Orange Township:
*Part of the city of
Columbus
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, the
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of Ohio, in the south
*Part of the city of
Westerville, in the southeast
*The
unincorporated community
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of
Lewis Center
Lewis Center (also Lewis Centre) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its ZIP code is 43035. Although Lewis Center is a small ...
, in the northwest
Name and history
Organized in 1816, 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 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. The Township is serviced by the full-time Orange Township Fire Department. There is no police department, but policing services are offered by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Services, such as snow removal, street maintenance and signage are offered with the Orange Township service department.
Education
Children from Orange Township attend the
Olentangy Local School District.
Parks
Orange Township has many parks, including an aquatic center that has a leisure pool with a kids area, water slides and a lap pool. Alum Creek State Park is also located within Orange Township, with access to boating, beach area and walking paths.
Notable persons
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Frederick S. Nave, Arizona territorial judge, was born in Lewis Center in 1873.
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Frank B. Willis
Frank Bartlett Willis (December 28, 1871March 30, 1928) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Republican from Ohio. He served as the 47th governor of Ohio from 1915 to 1917, then served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1921 until his ...
, Governor of Ohio from 1915 to 1917, was born in Lewis Center in 1871.
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Farida A. Wiley, American naturalist, ornithologist and educator
References
External links
Township websiteCounty websiteRegional Planning websiteEvents and Activities in Orange Township
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Townships in Delaware County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio