Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana

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]

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
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

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. "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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