Orange Township
Township
The "Cabin in Wildflower Woods" at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
The "Cabin in Wildflower Woods" at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 85°21′44″W / 41.48194°N 85.36222°W / 41.48194; -85.36222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNoble
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land34.68 sq mi (89.8 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,911
 • Density112.8/sq mi (43.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code260
FIPS code18-56754[2]
GNIS feature ID453690

Orange Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,911 and it contained 2,147 housing units.[3]

History

Gene Stratton-Porter Cabin (Rome City, Indiana), also known as the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, was the lakeside home of author, nature photographer, naturalist, and silent movie-era producer Gene Stratton-Porter. The cabin was built in 1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The historic property, where Stratton-Porter lived until 1919, has been designated as the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site. It is operated by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites and open to the public. Scenes from the 1927 movie based on Stratton-Porter's book, The Harvester, were filmed at Wildflower Woods in 1927.[4][5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 34.68 square miles (89.8 km2) (or 95.85%) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (or 4.15%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Education

Orange Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Kendallville Public Library in Kendallville.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ Barbara Olenyik Morrow (2010). Nature's Storyteller: The Life of Gene Stratton-Porter. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. pp. 159–62. ISBN 978-0-87195-284-4. See also: Eric Grayson (Winter 2007). "Limberlost Found: Indiana's Literary Legacy in Hollywood". Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. 19 (1): 44. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kendallville Public Library Cards". Kendallville Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.


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