Orange Township | |
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![]() The Moscow Covered Bridge, a historic site in the township | |
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Coordinates: 39°29′57″N 85°34′16″W / 39.49917°N 85.57111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.31 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
• Land | 36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 827 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.8/km2) |
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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] |