Orleans Township is one of ten
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Orange County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 3,640 and it contained 1,519 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.25%) is land and (or 0.72%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Orleans
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairview, Irvin and Old.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 37
State Road 37 (SR 37) is a major route in the U.S. state of Indiana, running as a four-lane divided highway for a majority of its course in Southern and Central Indiana.
At one time, the route ran from the southwest corner of the state t ...
Airports and landing strips
* Orleans Airport
Education
* Orleans Community Schools
Orleans Township is served by the Orleans Town & Township Public Library.
Political districts
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Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville ...
* State House District 62
* State Senate District 44
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Orange County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana