• Source: Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio

      • Orange Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,301.


      Geography


      Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

      Union Township - north
      Eagle Township - northeast corner
      Van Buren Township - east
      Washington Township, Hardin County - southeast corner
      Liberty Township, Hardin County - south
      Jackson Township, Allen County - southwest corner
      Richland Township, Allen County - west
      Part of the village of Bluffton is located in northwestern Orange Township.


      Name and history


      It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.
      Orange Township was organized in 1836.


      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 township 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.


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