Orange Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,087 people in the township.

Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
 * Clinton Township - north
 * Perry Township - northeast
 * Green Township - east
 * Brown Township, Miami County - southeast
 * Springcreek Township, Miami County - south
 * Washington Township, Miami County - southwest
 * Washington Township - west

A small portion of the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County, is located in northern Orange Township, and the unincorporated community of Kirkwood lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history
Orange Township was established in 1820. It is one of six Orange Townships statewide.

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.