Orleans Township, Orange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°39′14″N 86°26′57″W / 38.65389°N 86.44917°W / 38.65389; -86.44917Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.99 sq mi (93.2 km²) • Land35.72 sq mi (92.5 km²) • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²) 0.72%Elevation

640 ft (195 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,640 • Density100/sq mi (39/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47452, 47454

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID453695

Orleans Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,640 and it contained 1,519 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,865	—
1900	2,323	24.6%
1910	2,371	2.1%
1920	2,385	0.6%
1930	2,408	1.0%
1940	2,308	−4.2%
1950	2,446	6.0%
1960	2,548	4.2%
1970	2,814	10.4%
1980	3,210	14.1%
1990	3,202	−0.2%
2000	3,508	9.6%
2010	3,555	1.3%
2020	3,640	2.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²), of which 35.72 square miles (92.5 km²) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.72%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Orleans

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Fairview, Irvin and Old.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 37

Airports and landing strips

Orleans Airport

Education

Orleans Community Schools

Orleans Township is served by the Orleans Town & Township Public Library.^[4]

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 44

References

"Orleans Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.